A biography for Loretta Lynnhasn’t been written yet.
“I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people.”
“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.”
“I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music.”
“You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do.”
“I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me.”
“When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.”
“Once in a while I get inspired and finish my act with the hillbilly hoedown.”
“Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.”
“I was married when I wasn't quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18.”
“I've been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me.”
“Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.”
“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.”
“I ain't got much education, but I got some sense.”
“I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.”
“I avoid going through places where there's too much poverty.”
“There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.”
“I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell.”
“Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?”
“I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have.”
“Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.”