80 Quotes by Carlene Carter

I love you so much I hate you...

I love to be surrounded by nature.

The first time I went on stage as an adult was touring with the Johnny Cash Show. I'd sang as a child. But my grown-up initiation was as part of that band.

If someone gets married at 15, they're either dumb or pregnant. I was both.

Don't try to be like somebody else. You'll be miserable. You need to be yourself, and don't ever get a big head.

I learned how to sing in front of a lot of people and to hone my skills alongside some of the greatest performers of all time.

I've always been one to throw caution to the wind, and my motto has been, 'Never have a dull moment.' Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, but I don't think I'd have it much differently.

I'd had three husbands by 23. The second was a songwriter who couldn't handle the fact the little lady was doing better than him.

Whenever I've not known what to do, I've always gone back to the Carter Family because there was nothing like singing with my aunts and my mom to my grandma.