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

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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. "

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

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

Getting Married

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

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

" I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers. "

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

" Who wants to be married to a grandfather? "

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

" My life has run from misery to happiness. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

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

" You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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