Loretta Lynn Quotes

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

My life has run from misery to happiness... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: 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... view

By: 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... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

There's always been a man telling me what to do... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: 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... view

By: 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... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

Who wants to be married to a grandfather?.. view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: 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... view

By: 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... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: 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... view

By: 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... view

By: Loretta Lynn

I want more out of life than I've gotten... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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... view

By: Loretta Lynn

I'd love to travel to the Holy Land... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

I never rode in an automobile until I was 12... view

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

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

By: Loretta Lynn

I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people... view

By: Loretta Lynn