I wish to be put away in a western dress I designed, with my daughter's little gold cross necklace and my son's small white testament in my hands, and my wedding band on.

I recorded a song called, I Fall to Pieces, and I was in a car wreck. Now I'm worried because I have a brand-new record, and it's called Crazy!

Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.

I have gotten more than I asked for. All that I ever wanted was to hear my voice on record and have a song among the Top 20.

It seems that every time I stick my neck out, I get my foot into something else.

If you can't do it with feeling - don't.

Oh, I just sing like I hurt inside.

If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.

You want me to act like we've never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we've never met , and I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet... You walk by, and I fall to pieces.

Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.

Jesus has been in my room. He has taken my hand and told me, No, Not now. I have other things for you to do.

There is hope for every soul to know the spirit.

in the linked arms of Bacchus and Aphrodite.

Elie Wiesel says that neutrality only helps the oppressor, never the victim. And I think you can apply that to journalism.

If at first you succeed don't take any more stupid chances.

Be spontaneous, be creative, go out and have fun, let things happen naturally.

I liked, I admit, that we didn’t pretend there hadn’t been other girls. There was always a girl on you in the halls at school, like they came free with a backpack.

Men are liars. We lie about lying if we have to.

I read what I feel, and not what I see.

A painted surface is a real, living form.

I'd like to have a little better relationship with the media. It's just that I don't think the media is comfortable with me.