Famous Quotes

"Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped."

Loretta Lynn on Mom

More quotes about Mom

• "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."

  George Washington on Mom

• "The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children."

  Jessica Lange on Mom

• "My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."

  Mark Twain on Mom

• "Men are what their mothers made them."

  Ralph Waldo Emerson on Mom

• "My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso."

  Pablo Picasso on Mom

More quotes by Loretta Lynn

• "My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em."

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

• "You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got."

• "Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience."