Reba McEntire Quotes

• And I was mischievous. I was always into something. So when I got good attention from the singing, I knew that was probably where I needed to land.

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• When you’re a very ambitious person, the things that are disappointing are when other people around you aren’t as enthusiastic.

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• Waiting makes me restless. When I’m ready, I’m ready.

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• 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.

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• I use all my skills that I can muster up, but the fun thing is that I find some untapped skills every once in a while. I get that from my daddy.

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• I don’t think quantity time is as special as quality time with your family.

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• Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.

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

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• Everything I’ve done in my career is a result of growing up in rural Oklahoma, because if I hadn’t had the training from Mama and Daddy to work hard, to do what I’m told, to take directions, to mind and to do a good job at anything I set out to do, then I wouldn’t be where I am today.

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• At this time when I turn 50, because so there’s many of my friends and family who didn’t get to see 50-years-old, and so, I’m celebrating for them too.

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• And so we were asleep there in San Diego. And our pilot called us. And his brother was on one of the other planes. And when he was leaving the airport, he saw in his rear view mirror that there was an explosion.

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• 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.

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• Besides, I’m a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around.

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• Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.

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• For no. 1, it’s great writing, super writing. The second thing is that it’s great chemistry with all the actors. We just all got along from the very start. Very get-go, we all got along. We just – it was just like we were all meant to be there together.

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• Growing up is not being so dead-set on making everybody happy.

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• Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.

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• But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It’s like listening to a song – I mean, a story. If you’re going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don’t want to make them up.

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• I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me.

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• I think it’s the way I talk. I think they thought I was too country. And I’m not ashamed of that by any means.

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Reba McEntire (54)

Birth:	28th March, 1955
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Producer, Singer

About

Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. While a sophomore in college, she performed the National Anthem at the National Rodeo in Oklahoma City and caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall.

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