Dolly Parton Quotes
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I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'
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I pray a lot. I pray that God will show me what to do and will guide me and lead me.
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I can write a song in about an hour if it's a simple country song.
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I embrace everybody for who and what they are.
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Well, I do listen to God for direction, but I really don't have time to listen to other artists all that much.
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You'll pay the highest price on back roads and in back seats and in a cheap highway motel. But what's a few more strangers in a life of nothing else.
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I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.
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I'll be like Bob Hope, touring when I'm 100.
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If there's something bothering me in the business end of things with people I work with, I just say it right out.
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Some guys look better as they get older.
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I don't want to throw rice. I want to throw rocks.
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Speaking of the devil, well here he comes now. Got my defenses down. And I'd go through hell to make him mine.
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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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I don't think of myself as a feminist, but if someone calls me a feminist icon, that's fine. I've always stood up for women and myself in general. I have a great love and respect, because I have had beautiful sisters, aunts and my grandmas, but I love men. I totally understand the nature of men.
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I'm in showbiz. I look at my boobs like they're show horses or show dogs. You've got to keep them groomed.
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Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.
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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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People think I'm as shallow and superficial as I look, and it's a surprise when they find out, sure enough, I am.
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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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Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
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I've always been a freak and different, oddball even in my childhood and my own family, so I can relate to people who are struggling and trying to find their true identity. I do not sit in the seat of judgment. .. I love people for who they are. We're all God's children.
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Sometimes a song just has to cater to whatever's goin' on. A well-written song is a song that stays true to the subject.
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When the new country came out ten to 15 years ago, people my age were almost too old. But it never stopped me. I never stopped writing. I never stopped recording.
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I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.