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" I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me. "
Loretta Lynn
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" When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up. "
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" My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him. "
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" I'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is. "
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" I believe in education and wish I had a better one. "
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