Quotes by Loretta Lynn

“I dont know what its like for a book writer or a doctor or a teacher as they work to get established in their jobs. But for a singer, youve got to continue to grow or else youre just like last nights cornbread - stale and dry.”

“I didnt know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.”

“In the long run, you make your own luck -- good, bad, or indifferent.”

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

“A womans two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business.”

“Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.”

“Sometimes its like youre a big pie settin on the table, and everybody runs up and gets their piece of you. When its over, the plates empty.”

“I lost a son, too, so I can relate.”

“His son was so young. We need to make sure what happened to his son doesnt happen to anyone elses children.”

“I was shocked when they nominated me for five different things,”

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

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 dont like to talk about things where youre going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics.

Id love to travel to the Holy Land.

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

Daddy was real gentle with kids. Thats why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.

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

Mommy smoked but she didnt want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.