Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.

Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?

I gave up my childhood for a career.

The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

I wasn't aware of it at the time, but I was a big favorite with the Mafia.

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.

I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media.

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.

The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me.

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around.

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

'I'm Sorry' was one of the first songs to come out of Nashville using strings.

God has never disappointed me.

I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.

I didn't really have an agenda for my talent. I just wanted to be able to sing.

I don't think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.

I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.

I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'

The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.

When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.

You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.

Some guys will cheat on their girlfriends and sleep like a baby at night but feel guilty when they go to another barber.

Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't pop. I'll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to them.

Awards do not pay the mortgage.

Be who you are and say what you want for those who mind dont matter and those who matter dont mind.

My father, Birch Bayh, represented Indiana in the Senate from 1963 to 1981. A progressive, he nonetheless enjoyed many friendships with moderate Republicans and Southern Democrats.

Some people, when they see my shows, leave saying, 'Who would wear that?'

When I'm told absolutely no, it's a definite maybe.

If I can see pain in your eyes then share with me your tears. If I can see joy in your eyes then share with me your smile.

Actually, I find it embarrassing being a pop star. I prefer it when people just treat me like anybody else, although occasionally there is a side of me, which is indulgent and I expect certain things because of my position. It's one of the perks.

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

It was suggested that I take a recording test. I passed, was liked and, well, you know the rest of the story.

The only thing that matters is the theater!

Control, like curiosity, can be an exterminator.

Every day is a good day when you run.

That is how our marriage is working so well. My secret of happiness is keeping my contact to the minimum.

We must draw on the unique strengths of the Japanese economy, seek an open and cooperative approach with our international partners, and intelligently exploit the promise of new growth areas.

I don't have a big thing about leaving my mark or being historic.

I'm not a fighter, but I would love to be a boxer because I love the courage and toughness. I mean, there can be nothing more terrifying than walking into an arena and looking at Mike Tyson in the ring.

I keep my phone on the floor in my bedroom, and I turn the sound off when I sleep, but I never really turn my phone off.

Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it.

I was a film student. I became an actor, but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.