Quotes from Reba McEntire

I've never really done this. Now I know what scared is.

Thou shalt not whine' should be the eleventh commandment.

To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone.

This is my theory," she said. "If everybody is dressing formal, wear jeans. If everybody is wearing jeans, dress formal. Be different. They'll notice you.

My kind of country is the clear, pure, old-fashioned kind, emotional and gutsy and also sentimental. The songs tell about real human problems - love and the pain of heartbreak and loss - in a way that shows you that the singer is no stranger to pain, and is tough enough to suffer and survive.

has helped bring it home to me how fragile life is - and how necessary it is to concentrate on the essentials. No matter what happens to you, if you can draw strength from God and the people you love, nothing can ever defeat you.

Jimmy Bowen: You've got to find your own songs, because nobody but you knows what you want to sing.

To succeed in life you need three things; a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.

To succeed in life you need three things: A back bone; A wish bone; A funny bone.

All the money in the world can't buy you back good health.

Never have doubted it, even when the plane crash happened. I wasn't mad at God. I just knew that there was a reason that I didn't know about why it happened.

To me, there's two types of songs, good and bad. And I just like to stick with the good ones.

It really has lifted my spirits. It's intensified my faith, given me more hope. That's what music does for me.

I treat myself pretty good. I take lots of vacations, I eat well, I take supplements, I do mercury detox, I get plenty of sleep, I drink plenty of water and I stay away from drama and stress.

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.

It's very important to surround yourself with people you can learn from.

There's a lot of power in putting it out in the universe. It's telling your subconscious mind, 'This is what's gonna happen.'

To me, being popular means I've got more friends. You've got to watch who your friends are, if you want to get close to them, but I've got a lot of acquaintances. And then, you've got to be real careful who your friends are, because you never know why they're your friend.

You've got to stay current and up with the competition. The main thing, though, is finding the greatest songs you can possibly find.

I think they want to keep it separate, but I've never been a crossover artist for some reason.

My family, you know, are all still, you know, very close. We're all still very close. Mom and Daddy are still alive. So, what more can you ask for? Your kids are healthy.

And the two planes that were taking the band and crew that we had taken out to San Diego were flying out after the show. And so I was never supposed to be on that plane.

Without God, I don't see how folks cope.

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.