Dolly Parton Quotes
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier.
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I still do commercial work as an actor, which I love, because it's very quick, and it definitely pays my bills.
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If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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If you're writing fantasy or science fiction, it's really hard to do if you don't know a lot, at least in a basic way, about how the real world works.
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I feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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Sometimes when you think you are done, it is just the edge of beginning. Probably that's why we decide we're done. It's getting too scary. We are touching down onto something real. It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out.
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I went to Beijing for the Olympics and was literally right across the track from Usain Bolt. And when he gets to full stride, for every two steps the other guy's taking, he's just taking one.
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I was not a fan of the Bush administration, as I think many of us were not.
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After coming to India, I have felt the loneliest I have ever been in my life. I don't have a support system here.
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This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all.
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Seeing myself on the screen makes me cringe. I understand that I am that way - pouty.
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The average IQ in America is - and this can be proven mathematically - average.
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That's what makes writer's block so painful. You think the well has run dry, maybe somewhere in the heavens the tap has been turned off. That's beyond frightening.
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We've all seen 'Jewing it up' performances. They are about as miserable to watch as as 'camping it up' performances when representing gays.
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I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end. I don't understand young actors who get off the turnip truck and land in Hollywood and get a great job. They do not realize how fortunate they are.
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When I was about 6, my cousin was very active in a Filipino repertory company, doing musicals and plays. Her aunt was one of the founders of the company, and she told my mom that there were these auditions for 'The King and I,' and that they needed kids. I auditioned, got in and the love affair started from there and just kept going.
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I want to work to help all those working a lifetime to be confident they will have a secure and dignified retirement.
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You know, I think that romance sort of coincides with effort, so you can fall flat on your face, but as long as you're making a great effort, I think it comes off as romantic.
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We are the laws of chemistry and physics as they have played out here on Earth, and we are now learning that planets are as common as stars. Most stars, as it turns out now, will have planets.
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Part of my job is to advocate on my constituents' behalf to federal agencies who aren't always responsive.
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A lot of people think I'm a comedian.
