Years ago when I first started being a big star I had fans that were fanatical. It was when "Jolene" was a big hit.

I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

My mama never wore a pair of pants when I was growing up, and now that's all she wears. It was so funny for me when I first started seeing Mama wear pants. It was like it wasn't Mama. Now I've bought her many a pantsuit because she just lives in them.

I think that all creative people are a little bit nuts.

I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed.

Sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.