Patsy Cline quotes

Patsy Cline was an American country music singer and one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. Her emotionally expressive voice and crossover hits brought country music to a wider audience. She is remembered as a trailblazer who helped shape modern country and pop music. Here are 31 of her quotes:

Find one person in the audience and sing to them with all of your heart. And then cast a spell over them. Hoss, if you can't do it with feeling - don't.

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I've become a captive of my own ambitions.

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The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music.

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I recorded a song called, I Fall to Pieces, and I was in a car wreck. Now I'm worried because I have a brand-new record, and it's called Crazy!

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Oh, I just sing like I hurt inside.

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You don't appreciate home until you leave it and, let me tell you, you can't appreciate life till you've almost left it! Some people hope and die with their song still in them. I used to think that happiness resulted when my earnings matched my yearnings! But not anymore!

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I'm gonna be something one of these days.

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You're alright honey. Anyone who'll stand up to "The Cline" is alright. We're going to be good friends.

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I'm not gonna ride home in the car. I'll wait for Randy. I think I'll get home quicker.

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Anybody that'll stand up to The Cline is all right.

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It seems that every time I stick my neck out, I get my foot into something else.

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Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.

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My new house is going to have wall-to-wall awards!

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I have gotten more than I asked for. All that I ever wanted was to hear my voice on record and have a song among the Top 20.

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Sitting around the house playing the wife and mother is driving me crazy.

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If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.

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I played with Arthur Godfrey for about a year and a half.

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In childhood I developed a serious throat infection, and my heart stopped beating. I recovered from that illness with a voice that boomed forth like Kate Smith's!

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I can't miss a night's work and let my public down.

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You're gonna have to learn to get out there in front of those cameras and hold your head up. Take charge when you're singing.

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I got me a hit record and I ain't never made a cent from it.

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I would never have gone anywhere if it hadn't been for Mother's faith and support.

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