Loretta Lynn Quotes: top 93 famous quotes about Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn Quotes & Sayings

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The night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch. — Loretta Lynn

My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him. — Loretta Lynn

There's never going to be another Patsy Cline. Without her, I don't think I would have lasted. — Loretta Lynn

If anyone asks how old I am, tell them it's none of their business! — Loretta Lynn

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash. — Iris Dement

I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me. — Loretta Lynn

I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous. — Loretta Lynn

Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him. — Loretta Lynn

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

When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline. — Laura Bell Bundy

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

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

Liquore just don't mix with love. — Loretta Lynn

There's always been a man telling me what to do. — Loretta Lynn

I never knew where babies came from until it happened to me. — Loretta Lynn

I came out the back of the building and I was hollering, 'I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry!' — Loretta Lynn

Some of my friends who know me best say they wouldn't trade places with me for $1 million because of the pace I lead. — Loretta Lynn

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

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. — Loretta Lynn

I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language. — Loretta Lynn

There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man. — Loretta Lynn

I love people and I love to sing, and that's what keeps me going. — Loretta Lynn

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

Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then. — Loretta Lynn

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. — Loretta Lynn

Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it. — Loretta Lynn

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

We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign. — Loretta Lynn

I want more out of life than I've gotten. — Loretta Lynn

I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened. — Loretta Lynn

You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do. — Loretta Lynn

You have to be different, great or first. — Loretta Lynn

I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor. — Loretta Lynn

Who wants to be married to a grandfather? — Loretta Lynn

Sometimes it's like you're a big pie settin' on the table, and everybody runs up and gets their piece of you. When it's over' the plate's empty. — Loretta Lynn

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

A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know. — Loretta Lynn

I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do. — Loretta Lynn

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

You have to be first, different, or great. If you're one of them, you may make it. — Loretta Lynn

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

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. — Loretta Lynn

A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business. — Loretta Lynn

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

Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped. — Loretta Lynn

My life has run from misery to happiness. — Loretta Lynn

In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent. — Loretta Lynn

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

I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people. — Loretta Lynn

Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me. — Loretta Lynn

I've been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me. — Loretta Lynn

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

Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant. — Loretta Lynn

I try to visit people in hospitals when I can, smiling and joking while I'm there. But when I leave, I just start crying. — Loretta Lynn

Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well. — Tanya Tucker

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

I'd love to travel to the Holy Land. — Loretta Lynn

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

I think I reach people because I'm with them, not apart from them. — Loretta Lynn

How do you measure your value? — Loretta Lynn

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

I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way. — Loretta Lynn

I grew up on Loretta Lynn and Dusty Springfield. I remember lying about it; it wasn't cool to listen to country when I was 12. — Jenny Lewis

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

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

I'm a combination of Linda Ronstadt, Loretta Lynn and Ralph Stanley. — Patty Loveless

You're the reason our kids are ugly. — Loretta Lynn

You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got. — Loretta Lynn

I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings. — Loretta Lynn

I never rode in an automobile until I was 12. — Loretta Lynn

Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience. — Loretta Lynn

I refuse to be pushed around anymore. — Loretta Lynn

When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country. — Loretta Lynn

I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn. — Sam Taylor-Wood

Why leave the nut you got for one you don't know? — Loretta Lynn

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

I think if I could ever write with someone, I'd love to write a song with Loretta Lynn or Dolly Parton. — Jamie Lynn Spears

I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have. — Loretta Lynn

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

You either have to be first, best, or different. — Loretta Lynn

Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best. — Loretta Lynn

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

Write about the truth. If you write about the truth, somebody's living that. Not just somebody, there's a lot of people. — Loretta Lynn

You have to be the first, best or different. — Loretta Lynn

I believe in education and wish I had a better one. — Loretta Lynn

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

I avoid going through places where there's too much poverty. — Loretta Lynn

I've seen things, and that's almost the same as doing them. — Loretta Lynn

Well, shoot, I don't believe in double standards, where men can get away with things that women can't. In God's eyes, there's no double standard. — Loretta Lynn

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. — Loretta Lynn

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

Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints. — Loretta Lynn

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. — Loretta Lynn