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I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.

- Reba McEntire

Thankful, I Am, Loved, Lot

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.

- Reba McEntire

Stress, Treat, Pretty, Pretty Good

That's what is so great about being able to record a 13-song album. You can do a very eclectic group of songs. You do have some almost pop songs in there, but you do have your traditional country, story songs. You have your ballads, your happy songs, your sad songs, your love songs, and your feisty songs.

- Reba McEntire

Love, Some, Very, Feisty

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

- Reba McEntire

Important, Bus, Bus Driver, Musician

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.

- Reba McEntire

Music, Singing, Often, Hurt

My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards, selling out concert dates, selling more albums than anyone else. Now, my goals are to see my grandchildren grown, live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world.

- Reba McEntire

My Life, Concert, Albums, Dates

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.

- Reba McEntire

Career, Rural, Had, Daddy

I exercise at least five times a week with stretching, Pilates, push-ups, planks, sit- ups, squats and light weights.

- Reba McEntire

Exercise, Week, Least, Ups

I've got CDs in my car, listening all the time for that next song, because everybody's looking.

- Reba McEntire

Listening, Song, Next, CDs

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.

- Reba McEntire

San Diego, Plane, San, Diego

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.

- Reba McEntire

Mirror, Other, San, Diego

The biggest challenge in my life is getting all these kids raised. I've helped with nieces, stepchildren and my own son, so the biggest challenge is making sure the kids are raised and finding enough quality time with them.

- Reba McEntire

Life, My Life, Own, Nieces

I always like story songs, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Red Stegall, when they'd do their story songs. I was totally enthralled.

- Reba McEntire

Always, Like, Hall, None

I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door was singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in '74.

- Reba McEntire

Door, Breaks, Anthem, Finals

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.

- Reba McEntire

Turn, Them, Many, Celebrating

I have the attention span of a 2-year-old. I like to jump from project-to-project.

- Reba McEntire

Attention, Like, Span, Attention Span

I love to wear boots - and shoes, I don't like at all.

- Reba McEntire

Love, Like, I Love, Boots

When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile.

- Reba McEntire

Door, Tears, Through, Possibly

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

- Reba McEntire

Main Thing, Though, Main, Possibly

So, we come out to Los Angeles. And we met with every network. We met with show runners, directors, writers, everything. And what we had an idea for, they didn't like. And what they had an idea for, we didn't like. So, we went home.

- Reba McEntire

Like, Idea, Angeles, Runners

I was singing a lot of waltzes. And I was with Jerry Kennedy, my producer, and he was playing me some songs, and he said, hey, I want to play you this song that I'm going to get Jackie Ward to record.

- Reba McEntire

Play, Some, Ward, Hey

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.

- Reba McEntire

Chemistry, Very, Meant, Meant To Be

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.

- Reba McEntire

Some, Use, Fun Thing, Muster

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

- Reba McEntire

Deal, Lot, Learned, I Have Learned

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

- Reba McEntire

People, Other, Very, Disappointing

A good song has to have a great melody, and the lyrics have to touch my heart. Now, if it's just a little toe-tapper, got to make me feel good somehow or another, or when I sing it I can't make you feel good.

- Reba McEntire

Feel, Another, Good Song, Lyrics

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.

- Reba McEntire

Tell, Here, Demos, Sit

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

- Reba McEntire

Learn, Important, Very, Surround

So, I took lessons, and I love to shoot now. It's a lot of fun.

- Reba McEntire

Love, Lot, Took, Lessons

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.

- Reba McEntire

Alive, Very, Still, Daddy

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