Dolly Parton Quotes
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I never could get my hair to do what I wanted it to do, so I started wearing the wigs. It all came from a very serious place. I wanted to look a certain way.
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I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.
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My fat never made me less money.
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People make jokes about my bosoms, why don't they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It's obvious I've got big ones and if people want to assume they're not mine, then let them.
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I don't keep up with a lot of trends. I've never been a fashion horse. I'm so busy writing my songs, trying to maintain my business, and all the new things that come along. I stay working all the time.
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I love traveling all over the world; but it's true: there's nothing like home.
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Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.
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I try to be good at it, whatever part I'm playing - even in my daily life or when the spotlight hits me on the stage to perform - I gotta be alive every second in this world. With or without the applause!
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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.
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That's the great thing about a sense of humor and a sex drive, you can't wait to share it with everybody else.
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I am confident that partnering my Dollywood Company with a great company like Gaylord will create something truly special.
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Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods. But we are idols and we're all gods, so to speak, and I think that celebrities should acknowledge their responsibility, because we are in a position to help.
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You can't really make people be any different than what they are.
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I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged, and it was a Dream that filled me up when I was hungry. Now it's my Dream to see that no child in this world ever goes hungry, certainly not here in America, the most bountiful country in the world. We can do better...we must!
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Thanks to Botox and fillers, as well as the work that I've already had, my face pretty much maintains itself.
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People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God.
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I'm so thankful I can write songs. I can capture all those memories in my songs and keep those memories alive.
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I had to get rich so I could afford to sing like I was poor again.
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There's a scripture that says, 'A merry heart doeth good like medicine.' I think that's true, too.
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It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.
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I do wear wigs. ... I sometimes make the joke about me standing on a hilltop with my hair blowing in the wind - and me too proud to run after it.
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Every time I come to Europe, I'm just as excited as I was my very first time, which was many, many years ago. I love that part of the world, and I especially love the fans.
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That traveling man was a two time lover, he took my love, then he took my mother.
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I just can't stand to look plain, 'cause that don't fit my personality. I may be a very artificial-looking person, but the good news is, I'm very real on the inside.