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70 quotes by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn, 2005. Background information Birth name Loretta Webb Also known as The Coal Miner's Daughter The First Lady of Country Music The Decca Doll The Queen of Country Music Born (1932-04-14) April 14, 1932 (age 82) Butcher Hollow, Van Lear, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA Genres Country, honky-tonk, gospel Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, author Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 1959–present Labels Zero, Decca/MCA,...
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My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.

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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.

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

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I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do.

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

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

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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.

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I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings.

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I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.

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

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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.

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

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Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.

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