Dolly Parton Quotes
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I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.
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When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.
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I describe my look as a blend of mother goose, cinderella, and the local hooker!
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I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!
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The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
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I have just one tube of lipstick, but it's as big as a can of hairspray.
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Sometimes I like to run naked in the moonlight and the wind, on a little trail behind our house, when the honeysuckle blooms. It's a feeling of freedom, so close to God and nature.
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Cause I am strong and I can prove it And I got my dreams to see me through It's just a mountain, I can move it And with faith enough there's nothing I can't do And I can see the light of a clear blue morning And I can see the light of brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay [lyrics from "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"]
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A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.
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You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.
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I know my hair is out of the '60's, my clothes are '50's and the shoes I wear are from the '40's. But I like looking like I came out of a fairy tale.
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To me it's a two-way street. They're good to me, and I'm good to them. It's a natural thing for me to love people, and I think people sense it. ... I am secure with the kind of person I am. I don't feel like I'm better than anyone, but I'm just as good as anyone.
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God has his plans and his reasons. Sometimes we are supposed to go through things so that we learn lessons.
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I always loved books. I don't remember learning to read, it was just something I always did. I was hungry for knowledge, I guess, and information; I was a curious kid. I still am.
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If I should stay, I would only be in your way. So I'll go, but I know I'll think of you ev'ry step of the way.And I will always love you. I will always love you.
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I'm short and I have a big appetite. I can't do nothing just a little. It's the same with anything I do. It's very hard for me to love a little, have sex a little, to eat a little. I like to do everything, and I like to do it all the way that I want to do it.
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My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.
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You can have your choice of men but I could never love again He's the only one for me Jolene I have to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you and whatever You decide to do Jolene...
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I've never had a divorce, but I've seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can't write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I'm able to kind of express it, or their joy.
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I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes.
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I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that.
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Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.
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First thing I do in the morning, after I have my breakfast and do my spiritual work, is put on my makeup and fix my hair, and I can do my makeup in 15 minutes.
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Mama sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love. She made my coat of many colors that I was proud of.