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

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

I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings.
Loretta Lynn

I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.
Loretta Lynn

I never rode in an automobile until I was 12.
Loretta Lynn

I refuse to be pushed around anymore.
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

I try to visit people in hospitals when I can, smiling and joking while I'm there. But when I leave, I just start crying.
Loretta Lynn

I want more out of life than I've gotten.
Loretta Lynn

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

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

I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous.
Loretta Lynn

I won all the blue ribbons for canning at the state fair.
Loretta Lynn

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.
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'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is.
Loretta Lynn

I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.
Loretta Lynn

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

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