Dolly Parton Quotes
I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager.
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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
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I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it's a very healthy discipline.
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I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.
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Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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We are very serious about imposing weapons restrictions on the PFLP and other Palestinian groups operating from their camps in Lebanon.
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.
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I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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People want you to fail.
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What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but a tree, and the tree itself, is a problem for philosophy.
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I had a lot of conversations with my family, my close friends, with my pastor, with God, and kind of came to a revelation that maybe I should be honest with myself about who I am and let that person - this woman who has lived inside me for my entire life - finally have an opportunity to live.
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I have never seen homosexual chicken or turkey.
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I put out one album one week, and I'm already worried about the next one. I feel a lot of emotion throughout the course of a day. But not to the point where you need to be worried about me.
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I believe in people, especially suffering people.
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If I were 50 years younger, I would kick your ass
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I love working with younger people. I feel like we need to catch up with them. In South Asian art it's important to address the fact that the majority of what we see is Hindu, and based in Hinduism, and that it has a social and cultural history. Islam and Muslim culture are often now figured as these outside invaders who came into India, and this is in the service of a more right-wing nationalist discourse that is Islamophobic. And that's part of the worldwide Islamophobia moment that we're having right now.
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I will not promote other people's songs big time. I will just mention that I produced the song to get the credit I think I deserve.
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I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager.
