Quotes By Loretta Lynn

I was married when I wasn't quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18.

You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.

My life has run from misery to happiness.

When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up.

The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.

I won all the blue ribbons for canning at the state fair.

I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.

I don't like to talk about things where you're going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics.

We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.

I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody.

Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.

I ain't got much education, but I got some sense.

I'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is.

My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.

I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.

I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem.

Once in a while I get inspired and finish my act with the hillbilly hoedown.

I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.

When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could.

I refuse to be pushed around anymore.

Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?

I know there's some kind of history to mountain music-like it came from Ireland or England or Scotland and we kept up the tradition.

I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me.

I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell.

When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.

I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.

Being on stage is the best part of my career. I just say whatever comes into my head. It's the only time I feel grown-up and in control of things.

I'd love to travel to the Holy Land.

How do you measure your value?

I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music.