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.

I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me.

You've got to continue to grow, or you're just like last night's cornbread - stale and dry.

Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.

All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music fans in New Jersey than there are down South.

My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.

If I had a chance to do things over again, I might not start singing. It was my husband Doolittle's idea. He pushed me out there, the booger. And I'm out there now, so I might as well make the best of it.