Best 21 quotes of Chely Wright on MyQuotes

All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people.

As a young girl, there were the obvious messages about what girls could and couldn't achieve. And to compound the limitations I felt being leveled upon me, I realized at the age of nine, that I was gay.

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was simple, everything made sense and that anything was possible.

I am a gay, Christian, farm girl from Kansas who sang Country Music and I did the very best I could do - to know God and to share God.

I came along at a time when the industry was eating its young.

I could kiss you in the rain forever Turn all your pain to pleasure Fill up all your days with sunlight Make the passion last every night Give you my every possesion Make you my only obsession Climb up to the sky and pull down all the stars above But I could never love you enough

I'd like my writing to be recognized with a Grammy.

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young kids.

I hear the word 'tolerance'-tha t some people are trying to teach people to be tolerant of gays. I'm not satisfied with that word. I am gay, and I am not seeking to be 'tolerated'. One tolerates a toothache, rush-hour traffic, an annoying neighbor with a cluttered yard. I am not a negative to be tolerated.

I'm a Scorpio, and who knows if there is any validity to it, but I'm very emotional. I have high highs and low lows.

I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.

I'm very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you are deciding to make.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

It's a great feeling to be recognized by your peers. It's an even better feeling to be welcomed and accepted by country radio and its listeners. If desire is any part of this equation, then I'm a contender!

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

I've learned a lot about my voice, and about things I can do with it. Maybe that's why my sound has become a little more pop.

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.

I would like to say when I turn the project over to the label that I have been successful. And that's truly the way I feel. But, in addition to the self-pride in 'making' a good album, to be honest, I'd love to have a hit record!

I hear the word "tolerance" -- that some people are trying to teach people to be tolerant of gays. I'm not satisfied with that word. I am gay, and I am not seeking to be "tolerated." One tolerates a toothache, rush-hour traffic, an annoying neighbor with a cluttered yard. I am not a negative to be tolerated.