Loretta on the importance of being herself
15. “Being who I am, I just stayed who I was because I knew if I changed, I would forget that I changed yesterday. And I’d be trying to change again tomorrow and doing something different every day, but you’re gonna get caught up in, so I just stayed the same. I thought you’d have to take me like I am or forgive me.”
16. “I look at these awards like they’re somebody else’s. That way, you could stay grounded.”
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Loretta on marriage
17. “When you marry a man, you have to work things out between the two of you; a marriage counselor won’t do you a darn bit of good. You have to care enough to care.” – (San Diego Union Interview, 1987)
18. “Other women underestimated me. If you can’t fight for your man, he’s not worth having.” – (Time Magazine, 2016)
19. “Oh, we had a – I think we had a relationship. We fought one day and would love the next. So, I mean, that – to me, that’s a good relationship. If you can’t fight and if you can’t tell each other what you think, why, your relationship ain’t much anyway.” – (NPR Fresh Air, 2010)
Loretta on Mooney being a cheater
20. “Does a man ever settle down?”
21. “I still write songs about the old girlfriends too. That’s good. They’re still making me money.”
Loretta on standing her ground
22. “I might’ve been little, but I fought. He never hit me once, and I didn’t hit him twice. Let’s put it that way.”
Loretta on losing someone
23. “When you lose someone, you’re gonna know then that nothing will ever gonna be okay again.” – (Joan Rivers Show, 1989)
If we want to live a better life, it’s good to take in a bit of Loretta Lynn quotes. That is, we should strive to be someone as fearless and honest as she did.
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