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" I love story songs because I've always loved books. "

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" Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do. "

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" They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart. "

" I don't kiss nobody's butt. "

" I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes. "

" Life is a song to me. "

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" I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens. "

" I think that I know the value of a dollar. "

" I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another. "

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" People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.' "

" You don't see too many atheists on the deathbed. They all start cramming then. "

" I just don't have time to get old! "

" I never thought, in my lifetime, that you'd be able to watch movies, read books and listen to music from a phone, but I guess the technology of tomorrow is here today. "

" People are always asking me in interviews, 'What do you think of foreign affairs?' I just say, 'I've had a few.' "

" I'm a showgirl, as you can tell. I'm ever ready. "

" I wear wigs all the time on shows, and every day when I'm in public, at Dollywood. People say, 'How many wigs do you have?' And I say, 'Well, at least 365 because I wear at least one a day.' "

" People get a kick out of my stupidity. "

" I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community. "

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" My best country record only sold 200,000 copies. "

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