Dolly Parton Quotes
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One of the most sacred purposes for which the scriptures were written was to make it possible for all to know Christ. The scriptures teach and testify of Jesus Christ. They teach us much that we need to know and to do to return to the presence of the Savior.
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I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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I was a fat kid who didn't discover the joys of active play at the time of life when we're supposed to be imprinted with a love of movement. That means that I'd rather be called for jury duty than go to the gym, but I go anyway.
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I think I've always been somebody to break rules.
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I don't want to make games for 12-year-olds. I have no interest in that. I haven't been 12 in a long time.
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Never in a million years would I think I'd play in a Super Bowl.
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I learned how to comport myself among trolls, elves, hobbits or goblins. I learned that a friend can be lost to greed and avarice. I learned that solving riddles may be as important a survival skill as bowmanship. I know how to talk to a dragon, and that it's best not to.
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My father became the Mayor of Indian Wells, California, a tony desert enclave of rich, conservative Republicans.
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I've always been quite a happy person, but when I'm low, I'm pretty darn low.
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I dislike when people try to pigeonhole me, when all I want is to do good work.
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I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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It's a really natural thing: The people closest in your life are the people you want the first opinions from. At the end of the day, if you're not trying to impress those people first, then I think there's something wrong there.
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In basic research, intellectual rigor and sentimental freedom necessarily alternate.
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In fact, my mom always told me because I was the daughter of an Army officer born overseas in Paris, France, that under the Constitution she believed that I could never run for president.
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Those who have the power and should be the most responsible are often the least responsible.
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Misery loves company. This is a Hollywood soap opera, and I'm not going to be a star in another Bryant soap opera.
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I don't like games. You're robbing the precious time of children to be children. They need to be in touch with the real world more.
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On 'Shrek,' Eddie Murphy was locked in as the donkey before we'd even designed the donkey.
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I think new experiences are extremely important. I think it's really important to constantly challenge yourself. Comfort is not a good thing. It's good to take yourself out of your comfort zone and to look for new challenges.
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Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last.
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Absolute virtue is impossible and the republic of forgiveness leads, with implacable logic, to the republic of the guillotine.
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A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.
