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" I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody. "

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

" A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know. "

" 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. "

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

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

" My life has run from misery to happiness. "

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

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

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

" I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened. "

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

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

" 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 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 was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music. "

" 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. "

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

" I try to visit people in hospitals when I can, smiling and joking while I'm there. But when I leave, I just start crying. "

" Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best. "

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

" How do you measure your value? "

" I ain't got much education, but I got some sense. "

" I want more out of life than I've gotten. "

" My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em. "

" I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems. "

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

" Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him. "

" I don't like to talk about things where you're going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics. "

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