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title: "5 Hard Country Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“This here's a hard country. If a man ain't fit, he can't last - Kilkenny”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/this-here-s-a-hard-country-if-a-man-ain-t-fit-he-can-t-last-kilkenny/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/louis-l-amour-876_kilkenny_this-here-s-a-hard-country-if-a-man-ain_248646.jpg)

> [I love Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert - they write from the heart. But it's hard to find a country music lover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-hale/i-love-lady-antebellum-and-miranda-lambert-they-write-from-the-heart/)

[Lucy Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-hale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/lucy-hale-9604_blast_i-love-lady-antebellum-and-miranda-lambe_303473.jpg)

> [A die-hard country fan, they're not going to a Drake concert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kane-brown/a-die-hard-country-fan-they-re-not-going-to-a-drake-concert/)

[Kane Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kane-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/kane-brown-5652_concert_a-die-hard-country-fan-they-re-not-going_2036154.jpg)

> [I learned to love bluegrass, but my first love stayed hard country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-whitley/i-learned-to-love-bluegrass-but-my-first-love-stayed-hard-country/)

[Keith Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-whitley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/keith-whitley-18150_country_i-learned-to-love-bluegrass-but-my-first_2107401.jpg)

> [It's hard for a country performer to make a living in a Beatles society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-stuart/it-s-hard-for-a-country-performer-to-make-a-living-in-a-beatles/)

[Marty Stuart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-stuart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/marty-stuart-4580_beatles_it-s-hard-for-a-country-performer-to-mak_3117678.png)

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