No matter what you do, it can't be perfect. I told Jack White, 'If I'd 'a sung that song more'n twice, it might of sounded better.' He said, 'Well, it might not of. You might have took the spark out of it.' I don't know if he has a point or not. We'll find out.

I ain't got much education, but I got some sense.

I believe in education and wish I had a better one.

I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell.

I had more verses . Owen Bradley said, 'Loretta, there's already been one El Paso and we'll never have another one. Get in that room and start taking some of those verses off.' Yeah, I took six verses off.

I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me.

I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music.