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" I never rode in an automobile until I was 12. "

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" Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints. "

" 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. "

" I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor. "

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

" I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me. "

" I love people and I love to sing, and that's what keeps me going. "

" I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due. "

" 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. "

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

" I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people. "

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

" Once in a while I get inspired and finish my act with the hillbilly hoedown. "

" Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me. "

" The night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch. "

Getting Married

" I won all the blue ribbons for canning at the state fair. "

" I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous. "

" I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me. "

" I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem. "

" 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 believe in education and wish I had a better one. "

" Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes? "

" 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. "

" I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell. "

" Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it. "

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

" There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man. "

" I'd love to travel to the Holy Land. "

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

" Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. "