 A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business. |
| I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers. |
| I was married when I wasn't quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18. |
| I refuse to be pushed around anymore. |
| 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. |
| Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. |
| I never rode in an automobile until I was 12. |
| Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified. |
| We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean. |
| 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. |
| Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes? |
| Once in a while I get inspired and finish my act with the hillbilly hoedown. |
| Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped. |
| 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 love people and I love to sing, and that's what keeps me going. |
| In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent. |
| There's always been a man telling me what to do. |
| My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em. |
| We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign. |
| Who wants to be married to a grandfather? |
