Dolly Parton Quotes
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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But a city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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I am proud of my kids and happy to brag about their achievements. Their success has been an immense source of happiness for me.
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Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.
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I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
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I feel really connected to antiquity for some reason.
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Every industry has slack times, and everyone has bad days at work.
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I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.
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Wanting to feel good is synonymous with wanting to feel God.
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I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful.
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Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.
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When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can disguise your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can tug at their heartstrings and motivate them to act against their own best interests.
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I think to get a title shot, you need to have some expressive winnings.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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I'm not the kind of person who would want to go into a studio and manage other people and listen to the phone ringing. That's alien to me.
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Do you remember any instance where tyranny was destroyed and freedom established on its ruins, among a people possessing so small a share of virtue and public spirit? I recollect none, and this more than the British arms makes me fearful of final success, without a reform.
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The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament and of responsible government.
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I like to be in my pajamas all day. Sometimes I don't wash for days because I like to read and sit around. I like to eat in bed.
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Rem tene, verba sequentur: grasp the subject, and the words will follow. This, I believe, is the opposite of what happens with poetry, which is more a case of verba tene, res sequenter: grasp the words, and the subject will follow.
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An individual's yearning to reach outside his life is a seed of greatness waiting for a stream of inspiration. Carving that stream to people's hearts is a simpler task if the endeavor you are leading them into is attached to a bigger story.
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What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?
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People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.'
