20 Loretta Lynn Quotes That are As True Now As They Were Then

Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) is a true Country legend. Loretta had a highly rewarding, fruitful career that went on to span over six decades. She released numerous albums that would achieve gold status as well. If you’ve ever seen the classic 1980 musical film, Coal Miner’s Daughter, that’s based on her life too. Lynn ended up receiving multiple awards for her work in the country music industry as a whole, which would include awards from the Country Music Association as well as the Academy of Country Music as a duet parter, and also as an individual artist. Lynn also got 18 nominations for a Grammy Award, and then ended up winning three times. We’ll now take a look at some of the most memorable quotes that she left behind.

1. On Gregory Peck

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

2. On being outside

“I loved being outside. We’d hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings.”

3. On youthful debauchery

“We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.”

4. On doing the best you can

“Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.”

5. On hospital visits

“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.”

6. On growing up

“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.”

7. On leading a good Christian life

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

8. On country music’s progression

“The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.”

9. On Dolly Parton

“I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.”

10. On old homes

“We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign.”

11. On being around for awhile

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

12. On being pregnant

“I didn’t know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.”

13. On the purpose behind the music

“I don’t like to talk about things where you’re going to at one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics.”

14. On the marriage announcement

“The night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch.”

15. On country music going uptown

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

16. On growing up poor

“Back then, we didn’t know we were poor, and people were more proud then.”

17. On making problems worse

“Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we’re in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience.”

18. On the city folks

“When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up.”

19. On getting along with women singers

“I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.”

20. On the attitude toward men

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