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Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards.

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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Country
Conway
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Some of my friends who know me best say they wouldn't trade places with me for $1 million because of the pace I lead.
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Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?
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I refuse to be pushed around anymore.
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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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My mother used to paper pictures from movie magazines on the wall of her bedroom. When I was born, she looked at those pictures to decide on a name for me. Claudette Colbert's picture was up there and so was Loretta Young's. She decided Loretta was the prettiest name, so I was named after her.
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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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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 know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.
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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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If anyone asks how old I am, tell them it's none of their business!
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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 avoid going through places where there's too much poverty.
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There's always been a man telling me what to do.
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I never knew where babies came from until it happened to me.
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I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem.
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I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.
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All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music fans in New Jersey than there are down South.
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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 won all the blue ribbons for canning at the state fair.
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