I know the struggles of poor people, and have always kept that with me.

You don't need to buy expensive cosmetics; almost anything will do if you know how to apply it.

Everybody has a purpose.

I couldn't have children, I tried to for years. I've never been pregnant in my life. When I was a girl and fooling around I was scared to death I'd get pregnant, and then when I got married and wanted to have children I couldn't have any. But I don't miss it. I did for awhile, but I realize that I am everybody's mother.

I'm very proud of all the bluegrass-oriented albums. It just reminded me and my fans that I should always record acoustic music and country records, along with anything else that I might want to do.

If I hadn't been a woman, I'd be a drag queen for sure. I like all that flair and I'd be dressing up in them high heels and putting on the big hair. I'd be like Ru Paul.

God knows when the end of time will come, not some fanatic... The world will end someday, but the end of the world and the end of time are two different things.