I love people and I love to sing, and that’s what keeps me going. — Loretta Lynn

I’d love to travel to the Holy Land. — Loretta Lynn

I’d love to work more with the American Indians, my people. — Loretta Lynn

I never knew where babies came from until it happened to me. — Loretta Lynn

A woman’s two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business. — Loretta Lynn

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. — Loretta Lynn

I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody. — Loretta Lynn

When I’d tell people I like country music they’d get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country. — Loretta Lynn

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

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

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

I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music. — Loretta Lynn

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

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. — Loretta Lynn

I was married when I wasn’t quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18. — Loretta Lynn

I’ve been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me. — Loretta Lynn

I’ve been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell. — Loretta Lynn

I’m proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it’s time all us Indians felt the same way. — Loretta Lynn

There’s more women stars in Nashville all the time. They’re proving they can do the job the same as a man. — Loretta Lynn

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

Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him. — Loretta Lynn

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. — Loretta Lynn

I didn’t know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child. — Loretta Lynn

You have to be different, great or first. — Loretta Lynn

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

You have to be first, different, or great. If you’re one of them, you may make it. — Loretta Lynn

You either have to be first, best or different. — Loretta Lynn

I know what it’s like to be pregnant and nervous and poor. — Loretta Lynn

I’ve always been full of nervous energy, but I’m not really as happy as I seem. — Loretta Lynn

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

We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign. — Loretta Lynn

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

I ain’t got much education, but I got some sense. — Loretta Lynn

Write about the truth. If you write about the truth, somebody’s living that. Not just somebody, there’s a lot of people. — Loretta Lynn

I’m trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain’t too much spicy to tell about me. — Loretta Lynn

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