“I make jokes about it, but it's the truth that I kind of patterned my look after the town tramp. I didn't know what she was, just this woman who was blond and piled her hair up, wore high heels and tight skirts, and, boy, she was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen. Momma used to say, "Aw, she's just trash," and I thought, That's what I want to be when I grow up. Trash.”

“I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb - and I'm not blonde either.”

“If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words”

“I don't know what the big deal is about old age. Old people who shine from the inside look 10 to 20 years younger.”

“It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.”

“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!”

“People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.”