Roy Acuff was the first country music star to buy a home in a fashionable section of Nashville. The real estate man said, 'Mr. Acuff, how do you plan to take care of this?' since the house was very expensive at the time. Roy said, 'Would cash be all right?'

I think Elvis loved his fans - I think that's why they loved him and still love him. Fans are very conscious and sensitive to the fact that performers love them.

My husband was a pilot. He flew Elvis when Elvis first started making appearances around the country.

The doctor must have put my pacemaker in wrong. Every time my husband kisses me, the garage door goes up.

So often when you start talking about kindness to animals someone comments that starving and mistreated children should come first. The issue can't be divided like that. It isn't a choice between children and animals. It's our duty to care for both. Kindness is the important thing. Kids and animals are our responsibility.

Getting married is a lot like getting into a tub of hot water. After you get used to it, it ain't so hot.

Take the back roads instead of the highways.