“Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.”

“Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.”

“You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.”

“My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.”

“I'd love to travel to the Holy Land.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.”

“I grew up on Loretta Lynn and Dusty Springfield. I remember lying about it it wasn't cool to listen to country when I was 12. ”