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When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up.

Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Screenwriter
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Violinist
Butcher Holler
Kentucky
Loretta Webb
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Talking
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Folks

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I've seen things, and that's almost the same as doing them.
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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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I had more verses . Owen Bradley said, 'Loretta, there's already been one El Paso and we'll never have another one. Get in that room and start taking some of those verses off.' Yeah, I took six verses off.
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The night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch.
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When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.
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I want more out of life than I've gotten.
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My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.
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Being on stage is the best part of my career. I just say whatever comes into my head. It's the only time I feel grown-up and in control of things.
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I've been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me.
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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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You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do.
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Sometimes it's like you're a big pie settin' on the table, and everybody runs up and gets their piece of you. When it's over' the plate's empty.
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If I found out some gal was trying to steal my guy, I'd want to give her a black eye! Instead, I wrote this song. At the time I was writing each song [on this album], you could figure out the frame of mind I was in by listening closely. With every song I've ever recorded, I'm in it. I wouldn't write about it if I wasn't in it.
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You're the reason our kids are ugly.
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I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.
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You've got to continue to grow, or you're just like last night's cornbread - stale and dry.
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I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do.
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