Reba McEntire Quotes

There's a lot of power in putting it out in the universe. It's telling your subconscious mind, 'This is what's gonna happen.'

The upside to anger? Getting it out of your system. You got to express your anger. Then you have room for more positive things. If I hold something in a long time, and then I speak it, it's amazing how the light shines so much brighter.

I've never really done this. Now I know what scared is.

I can't imagine living a life without God in my life. He is my best friend, He's my buddy, He's the one that I talk to when there's no one around. I talk to Him when people are around a lot too. He's my confidant, He's my advisor, He's my director. I just don't know why you wouldn't want that in your life. He's just like a bodyguard, He is your protector.

I don't think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.

So, I took lessons, and I love to shoot now. It's a lot of fun.

If I'm not the one thing you can't stand to lose, If I'm not that arrow to the heart of you, If you don't get drunk on my kiss, If you think you can do better than this then I guess we're done. Let's not drag this on, Consider me gone.

I exercise at least five times a week with stretching, Pilates, push-ups, planks, sit- ups, squats and light weights.

But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It's like listening to a song - I mean, a story. If you're going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don't want to make them up.

I've got CDs in my car, listening all the time for that next song, because everybody's looking.

I'm open to any kind of situation in a song as long as it touches my heart.

I don’t think there's ever been a point in my career where I've said, 'I've made it.' What does that mean, 'I've made it?' Made it to what? If you say, 'I've made it.' then are you finished? I don't want to be finished. I don't want to quit.

No matter what you achieve in life, you're always wondering, 'Is there something I should be doing? Is there something I'm missing?

I've never turned my back on country music.

I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door was singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in '74.

When I left, after my divorce, when I left Oklahoma, I never looked back. It was the future. It was looking forward from then on.

Habitat for Humanity is a cause that is near and dear to my heart. I am proud to be a part of the partnership between Whirlpool and Habitat and appreciate everything these two organizations are doing for the wonderful Nashville community and other communities throughout the world.

Growing up is not being so dead-set on making everybody happy.

My grandma was a huge believer, very spiritual, probably the most spiritual person I've ever known in my life.

Michael Phelps and Willie Nelson are teaming up to do an album. ... They're covering The Doobie Brothers.

Again its time to pray for peace.

Also, any older song, especially any World War II songs remind me of Mama. She goes around the house either whistling or singing all the time. It drives my sister Alice crazy when we're playing games and Mama does that while it's Alice's turn!

At this time when I turn 50, because so there's many of my friends and family who didn't get to see 50-years-old, and so, I'm celebrating for them too.

Besides, I'm a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around.

Patsy Cline? Larger than life! She taught me emotion: raw, sincere, unashamed.

Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance.

Get as much out of life as you possibly can with all the passion that goes with it. Then give it back with all the love and respect it deserves.

If you're happy, you've got the Lord on your side.

I always wanted to be an actress. I always wanted to be a movie star.

Whenever a natural disaster occurs, it is always the Red Cross that responds quickly and compassionately. I am honored to lend my voice to their cause, and thrilled to serve on the Celebrity Cabinet for 2010.

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.

I just feel like the people who are discouraged about religion, it's [really] the connotation of people that go to church. People that go to church love the Lord and they like to be around people who love the Lord. It's a fellowship and it's a growth and it's a feeding for them that when they're in a social group of people who believe, it makes them grow spiritually.

And so we were asleep there in San Diego. And our pilot called us. And his brother was on one of the other planes. And when he was leaving the airport, he saw in his rear view mirror that there was an explosion.

To me, being popular means I've got more friends. You've got to watch who your friends are, if you want to get close to them, but I've got a lot of acquaintances. And then, you've got to be real careful who your friends are, because you never know why they're your friend.

If dreams give you power, then I'm strong enough to walk through my heart till you love me.

I see the stars. I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, my Savior, God, to thee.

Without God, I don't see how folks cope.

I grew up in southeastern Oklahoma on a working cattle ranch, and it was always very romantic to me: The West, the cowboy, the Western way of life.

When I learned to forgive, it was like a million pounds were lifted from me.

And the two planes that were taking the band and crew that we had taken out to San Diego were flying out after the show. And so I was never supposed to be on that plane.

So, we come out to Los Angeles. And we met with every network. We met with show runners, directors, writers, everything. And what we had an idea for, they didn't like. And what they had an idea for, we didn't like. So, we went home.

That's what is so great about being able to record a 13-song album. You can do a very eclectic group of songs. You do have some almost pop songs in there, but you do have your traditional country, story songs. You have your ballads, your happy songs, your sad songs, your love songs, and your feisty songs.

I love to wear boots - and shoes, I don't like at all.

To me, there's two types of songs, good and bad. And I just like to stick with the good ones.

How was I to know that I'd be ok? I thought I'd lose it all when you walked away. How was I to know that I'd be this strong? I had what it takes all along. How was I to know?

I have the attention span of a 2-year-old. I like to jump from project-to-project.

Thou shalt not whine' should be the eleventh commandment.

For no. 1, it's great writing, super writing. The second thing is that it's great chemistry with all the actors. We just all got along from the very start. Very get-go, we all got along. We just - it was just like we were all meant to be there together.