There's never going to be another Patsy Cline. Without her, I don't think I would have lasted. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
You don't see no city when you look at me cause country's all I am. I love runnin' barefoot through the old… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes? — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
If I had a chance to do things over again, I might not start singing. It was my husband Doolittle's idea. He pushed me… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
“You've got to continue to grow, or you're just like last night's corn bread-stale and dry.” — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
I don't know what it's like for a book writer or a doctor or a teacher as they work to get established in their… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
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… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him. — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
It's important that you take care of yourself and blow off steam in the right way. Don't let some woman walk in and say,… — Loretta Lynn Copy Share Image
