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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
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My life has run from misery to happiness.
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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 want more out of life than I've gotten.
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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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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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There's always been a man telling me what to do.
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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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You've got to continue to grow, or you're just like last night's cornbread - stale and dry.
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If anyone asks how old I am, tell them it's none of their business!
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