Loretta on the importance of being herself
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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