"I was born with a happy heart, and I'm going to die with a happy heart."

"I'm not a lesbian, but I've been hit on by a few."

"I'm just a storyteller. And I try to tell stories that are real, stories that are honest, stories that are true."

"I'm just a simple country girl who's been blessed with a lot of good luck and a lot of good people around her."

"I'm just a woman who loves her family, loves her God, and loves her music."