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

Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
Guitarist
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Butcher Holler
Kentucky
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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.
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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 don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.
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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 know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.
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I won all the blue ribbons for canning at the state fair.
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My life has run from misery to happiness.
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Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.
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I want more out of life than I've gotten.
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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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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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Write about the truth. If you write about the truth, somebody's living that. Not just somebody, there's a lot of people.
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I came out the back of the building and I was hollering, 'I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry!'
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When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.
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