Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him.

A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know.

When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could.

I was married when I wasn't quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18.

I try to visit people in hospitals when I can, smiling and joking while I'm there. But when I leave, I just start crying.

Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.

Sometimes they work, and sometimes they just won't. Sometimes you get hung up on them. When that happens, you just throw it back, and maybe come back to it two or three weeks later.