Dolly Parton Quotes
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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But a city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time.
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I wanted to see how flavors, spices, and grains traveled back and forth along the Silk Road and were interpreted by a multitude of cultures' palates.
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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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Most people don't even get to be on TV, so I got to be on TV a bunch of times... I feel so lucky that I get to go back and forth between television and theater.
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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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The very first time I ever heard anything of mine on the radio, I was in New Jersey, and I was in my teens. I did my first record, which was an old standard called 'My Mother's Eyes.' It was the old Georgie Jessel theme. I heard it on local radio out of Newark. And it was very exciting!
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You must never actually cheat the customer, even if you can. You must make her happy and satisfied, so she will come back.
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We ended up realizing that's not an economical way to create creatures, putting people in green leotards and figuring it out later. You can maybe do that if you're making 'Avatar,' but we need to know what the creatures look like before we turn on the camera.
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Rock music was the death of jazz in a way. I know there's a bunch of people who say jazz isn't dead, but I mean, rock 'n roll, you play three chords to 20,000 people; jazz, you play 20,000 chords to three people.
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The avarice of mankind is insatiable; at one time two obols was pay enough; but now, when this sum has become customary, men always want more and more without end.
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People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.'
