Dolly Parton Quotes

I write a little something every day, even though I don't write a song [every day]. Everything inspires me. I'll come up with a line, or somebody will say something that will trigger something.

Dolly Parton

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I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.

Natalie Dormer
- Child
- Tree
- Physical
I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.

Jacob deGrom
- Time
- Game
- Day
People do bad things in their lives. And those sort of things are forgivable. That's half the point of having confession in church - you need to be able to fess up to what you've done.

Macaulay Culkin
- People
- Up
- Done
The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

B. C. Forbes
- World
- Done
- May
Too many people hold a very narrow view of what motivates us. They believe that the only way to get us moving is with the jab of a stick or the promise of a carrot. But if you look at over 50 years of research on motivation, or simply scrutinize your own behavior, it's pretty clear human beings are more complicated than that.

Dan Pink
- People
- Believe
- Pretty
When I write a goal down - and I truly write them down - it becomes a part of me. That's a contract that I sign with myself to say, 'I don't care what happens - I'm going to stay on this path. I'm going to try and see this through; I'm going to give it my best shot, my best effort.'
Gail Devers
- Myself
- Best
- Effort