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" I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened. "
Loretta Lynn
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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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" Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints. "
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" I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings. "
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" When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings. "
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" 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. "
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" Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw 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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" You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got. "
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" There's always been a man telling me what to do. "
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" Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified. "
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" Who wants to be married to a grandfather? "
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" A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business. "
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" I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me. "
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