Top 80 Reba McEntire Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.”

— Reba McEntire

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2. “All the money in the world can’t buy you back good health.”

— Reba McEntire

3. “Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.”

— Reba McEntire

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

— Reba McEntire

5. “Watch what you say and do because little eyes are watching you.”

— Reba McEntire

6. “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.’”

— Reba McEntire

7. “Again its time to pray for peace.”

— Reba McEntire

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

— Reba McEntire

9. “Besides, I’m a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around.”

— Reba McEntire

10. “It’s very important to surround yourself with people you can learn from.”

— Reba McEntire

11. “My mama is my best friend. We have fun, we can talk about anything, she always is on my side but really quick to tell me when I’m wrong. That’s a true friend. She’s loyal, smart, witty and intelligent. She loves family and loves to travel. All the things I love!”

— Reba McEntire

12. “Without God, I don’t see how folks cope.”

— Reba McEntire

13. “The upside to anger? Getting it out of your system. You got to express your anger. Then you have room for more positive things. If I hold something in a long time, and then I speak it, it’s amazing how the light shines so much brighter.”

— Reba McEntire

14. “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

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

— Reba McEntire

16. “I think my song that reminds me of Mama is “I’m A Survivor” because she is one.”

— Reba McEntire

17. “Living might mean taking chances, but they’re worth taking. Loving might be a mistake. but its worth making.”

— Reba McEntire

18. “If I’m not the one thing you can’t stand to lose, If I’m not that arrow to the heart of you, If you don’t get drunk on my kiss, If you think you can do better than this then I guess we’re done. Let’s not drag this on, Consider me gone...”

— Reba McEntire

19. “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

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

— Reba McEntire

21. “I love to wear boots – and shoes, I don’t like at all.”

— Reba McEntire

22. “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

23. “Mama was a stickler on keeping your word. That’s helped me to make the right decisions in so many situations. Because of that, I also think really hard before I make a decision because I know I’m going to have to see it through.”

— Reba McEntire

24. “I’ve never turned my back on country music.”

— Reba McEntire

25. “Easter is very important to me, it’s a second chance.”

— Reba McEntire

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

— Reba McEntire

27. “If dreams give you power, then I’m strong enough to walk through my heart till you love me.”

— Reba McEntire

28. “Being sexy is kind of funny to me.”

— Reba McEntire

29. “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

30. “I grew up in southeastern Oklahoma on a working cattle ranch, and it was always very romantic to me: The West, the cowboy, the Western way of life.”

— Reba McEntire

31. “We all love being outdoors. Grandma was in her garden or fishing; Mama loves to fish and I love to be outside. We all love the Lord.”

— Reba McEntire

32. “Anything worth doing, is worth doing all the way. Just know you’ll have to live with all the choices that you make.”

— Reba McEntire

33. “How was I to know that I’d be ok? I thought I’d lose it all when you walked away. How was I to know that I’d be this strong? I had what it takes all along. How was I to know?”

— Reba McEntire

34. “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.”

— Reba McEntire

35. “I have talked to Debbie Hammond quite a bit, Jim Hammond’s wife, his widow. I’ve seen their kids. And last time we played Dallas, a lot of them came over. It’s hard for them to come see the show. It’s still hard.”

— Reba McEntire

36. “He was good in business, but there was business left to do. He never said he loved me, guess he thought I knew.”

— Reba McEntire

37. “Habitat for Humanity is a cause that is near and dear to my heart. I am proud to be a part of the partnership between Whirlpool and Habitat and appreciate everything these two organizations are doing for the wonderful Nashville community and other communities throughout the world.”

— Reba McEntire

38. “You know, I can get kind of spunky or I can get tough, you know, that kind of tough, sexy look. But sexy? No, I don’t think so.”

— Reba McEntire

39. “Make sure you’re always giving, way more than you’re taking.”

— Reba McEntire

40. “When I learned to forgive, it was like a million pounds were lifted from me.”

— Reba McEntire

41. “I love my mother-in-law and I think I’m a really good one, too.”

— Reba McEntire

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

— Reba McEntire

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

— Reba McEntire

44. “When I left, after my divorce, when I left Oklahoma, I never looked back. It was the future. It was looking forward from then on.”

— Reba McEntire

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

— Reba McEntire

46. “Whenever a natural disaster occurs, it is always the Red Cross that responds quickly and compassionately. I am honored to lend my voice to their cause, and thrilled to serve on the Celebrity Cabinet for 2010.”

— Reba McEntire

47. “I’m open to any kind of situation in a song as long as it touches my heart.”

— Reba McEntire

48. “Sometimes I hate how much I love him But everyday I love him more.”

— Reba McEntire

49. “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

50. “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