3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Loretta Lynn You can’t be halfway in this business. If you don’t meet the fans, you lose all you’ve got.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Loretta Lynn I’ve seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I’m proud I was there when it happened.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Loretta Lynn I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Loretta Lynn My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Loretta Lynn My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find ’em, kill ’em.
3 December 2020 Loretta Lynn I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I’ve found them to be real smart and good workers.
3 December 2020 Loretta Lynn I’m not a big fan of Women’s Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they’re due.
