Dolly Parton Quotes
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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I still keep my accent.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor cast me as a tree, and I was disgusted. I was sure I had more to offer than that. It was like, 'OK, if you want me to be set dressing, fine, I'll take it on the chin but I'll show you - I'm going to be a big actor some day.'
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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I ain't want my kids to grow up and call me Thug. I don't want anybody to kind of look at me like that. So I'm gonna just use my real name.
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At some point in our lives there's something about every one of us that makes us feel like an outsider, I believe.
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If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.
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The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
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The dark does not weep for itself because there is no light. Rather, it accepts that it is the dark. It is said that even the gods must die.' He winks. 'But not without one hell of a fight.'
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You can sometimes learn more working with less talented people, because you learn to survive.
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I never wanted to be a feature - that was never the goal with my music. I didn't want to just live through other people's work.
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I'm thankful to be in a position in my career where I can advocate for better policies and partner with future generations, like my daughters, to be a voice for change.
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I have a huge passion for literature.
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I am convinced that policies meant to reduce alleged carbon dioxide-induced global warming will be destructive.
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'Return To Nim's Island', I was so honored to be asked to play the role of Nim because I loved the original film, the 2008 film 'Nim's Island.'
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When I was a kid, I was following black soul music.
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I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.
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Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together.
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We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now.
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Let us get together with other people of our sort and make over the world into a great world-civilization that will enable us to realize the promises and avoid the dangers of this new time.
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The music does bring us together and it's cheaper than therapy!
