"I describe my look as a blend of mother goose, cinderella, and the local hooker!"
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"I never could get my hair to do what I wanted it to do, so I started wearing the wigs. It all came from a very serious place. I wanted to look a certain way."
"I'm no angel if that's what you thought you found. I was just the victim of a man that let me down."
"A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold."
"I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence."
"I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different."
"You can't really make people be any different than what they are."
"I'm the kind of person who would rather rock in my rocking chair when I'm old and regret a few things that I did than to sit there and regret that I never tried."
"God made me the way that I am and it’s my business to be true to that."
"What people do behind closed doors is certainly not my concern unless I'm there with them."
"If people think I'm a dumb blonde, because of the way I look, then they're dumber than they think I am. If people think I'm not very deep because of my wigs and outfits, then they're not very deep."
"There's nothing like white trash at the White House."
"People just relate to me. They know I'm a regular person brought up in a hardworking, poor family, that I've had all the struggles that people have. I'm just a friendly person. And I hopefully have a good sense of humor. People get a kick out of my stupidity."
"I just love life. I love people. I love to write, that's my gift. I love to sing. I have a good attitude. I like to think I shine from the inside."
"If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad."
"We're all just a bunch of sinners, but we do the best we can."
"God is in everything I do and all my work glorifies Him."
"I think that all creative people are a little bit nuts."
"The guitar is my favorite and the one, I guess, I'm best at. But I play enough of the different instruments to be able to write with them and to, hopefully, to make myself look impressive on stage."
"When I have sex with my husband, I fantasize I am with a petite, hot young woman."