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" 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. "

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

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

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

" When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings. "

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

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

Getting Married

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

" A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child. "

" I was married when I wasn't quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18. "

" I avoid going through places where there's too much poverty. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got. "

" Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience. "

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

" Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then. "

" Who wants to be married to a grandfather? "

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

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

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

" My life has run from misery to happiness. "