"When I retired from my music November 1997, it had been 37 years."

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Source : "Barbara Mandrell: Sweetness Through Suffering". Interview with Scott Ross, www.cbn.com.

Barbara Mandrell

#Years Quotes #November Quotes #Retired Quotes

“I believe you can speak things into existence.”
“She is Melusina, the water goddess, and she is found in hidden springs and waterfalls in any forest in Christendom, even in those as far away as Greece. (...) A man may love her if he keeps her secret and lets her alone when she wants to bathe, and she may love him in return until he breaks his word, as men always do, and she sweeps him into the depths with her fishy tail, and turns his faithless blood to water. The tragedy of Melusina, whatever language tells it, whatever tune it sings, is that a man will always promise more than he can do to a woman he cannot understand.”
“The three things I fear most in golf are lightning, Ben Hogan and a downhill putt.”
“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create disticntions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”
“I see shining fish struggling within tight nets, while I hear orioles singing carefree tunes. Even trivial creatures know the difference between freedom and bondage. Sympathy and compassion should be but natural to the human heart.”
“I think clothing is transformative. When you put something really beautiful on, you feel something. In so many ways, were always playing a form of dress-up - its just a grown-up, much chicer version of it. Its nice to be able to be whoever you want to be.”
“A lot of times, when a band finds success with a certain style or sound, they have a really hard time breaking away from that to grow as artists.”
“As Chloe, I can honestly say I've never uttered a syllable of a curse word, not even behind closed doors.”

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