24 Quotes By Loretta Lynn


My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.
Loretta Lynn on attitude

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

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.
Loretta Lynn on business

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

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

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

A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business.
Loretta Lynn on business

I never rode in an automobile until I was 12.
Loretta Lynn on car

I believe in education and wish I had a better one.
Loretta Lynn on education

I ain't got much education, but I got some sense.
Loretta Lynn on education

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

My life has run from misery to happiness.
Loretta Lynn on happiness

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.
Loretta Lynn on history

Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.
Loretta Lynn on hope

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.
Loretta Lynn on marriage

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.
Loretta Lynn on men

Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.
Loretta Lynn on mom

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

I don't like to talk about things where you're going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics.
Loretta Lynn on politics

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