"They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart."
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"I never have thought I was beautiful and I never can get beautiful enough. I'm always doing whatever I can to look as good as I can, nipping and tucking if necessary. When you're older, you probably look more bizarre to people. But I don't care. I'm just totally convinced that it's more important that I be happy with me."
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"I have had some cosmetic surgery, especially after I lost weight and stuff, and I've had my breasts lifted - but not injected. That would scare me to death, anyway."
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"A lot of people think I'm a comedian."
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"I like to buy clothes that are two sizes too small and then take them in a little."
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"Life is a song to me."
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"I have to not harden my heart, because I want to stay open to feel things."
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"I've used my femininity and my sexuality as a weapon and a tool... but that's just natural."
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"I always wanted to be loved."
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"Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams. All of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times. They're the songs that last through time."
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"I've never been a feminist."
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"I don't mind being it [age 60], I just don't like saying it."
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"I learned early on that I could get a lot of attention by singing and writing little songs, so it was like throwing nuts to a monkey... I just couldn't get enough."
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"Some guys look better as they get older."
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"Now I usually try not to give advice. Information, yes, advice, no. But, what has worked for me may not work for you. Well, take for instance what has worked for me. Wigs. Tight clothes. Push up bras."
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"Yeah I flirt, I'm not blind and I'm not dead!."
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"I've always believed in my talent. And I've always had more guts than talent."
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"Being a star just means that you just find your own special place and that you shine where you are. To me that's what being a star means."
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"If we can't be true to ourselves, what can we be true to?"
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"I'm so thankful I can write songs. I can capture all those memories in my songs and keep those memories alive."
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