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" If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control. "

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" A lot of people have said I'd have probably done better in my career if I hadn't looked so cheap and gaudy. But I dress to be comfortable for me, and you shouldn't be blamed because you want to look pretty. "

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

" I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can. "

" When I'm home, I spend Sunday with my husband. If we're not cooking, we travel around in our camper, stop at fast-food restaurants, and picnic. We love that stuff that will harden your arteries in a hurry. "

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" I ain't never far away from a pencil and paper or a tape recorder. "

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" I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed. "

" I don't think I'm supposed to boss other people around just because I'm a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I've seen it happen. I don't call those people out - they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation. "

" I say, 'Yeah, Taylor Swift.' I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she's making all the right moves. She's got a good head on her shoulders. She's surrounded with wonderful people. Her songs are great. She keeps herself anchored. She knows who she is, and she's living and standing by that. "

" I'm just a friendly person; that runs in my family. "

" I used to always sit in church looking out the windows at the boys, wondering if I could make an excuse to go out and, you know, go to the bathroom because all the outdoor toilets. But anyhow, I was only going out to see the boys. "

" I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then. "

" There's nothing like white trash at the White House. "

" My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things. "

" All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right. "

" My mama never wore a pair of pants when I was growing up, and now that's all she wears. It was so funny for me when I first started seeing Mama wear pants. It was like it wasn't Mama. Now I've bought her many a pantsuit because she just lives in them. "

" Someone once asked me, 'How long does it take to do your hair.' I said, 'I don't know, I'm never there.' "

" If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad. "

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" Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look. "

" I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs. "

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" My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved. "

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" For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood. "

" I have a tendency to be awfully big-hearted and it's very hard for me to say no, even when I need to. "