Dolly Parton Quotes
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People say you shouldn't have plastic surgery because if God wanted you another way he would have made you that way, but I say that's a lot of crock. If God didn't want plastic surgeons, he wouldn't have given them hands to work with.
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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'm just a simple country girl.
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My mother was always fascinated with the fact that I could rhyme so much stuff.
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There's been a lot of talk about Jack White wanting to work with me, and I've always admired him, and of course, he lives in Nashville, too.
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I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope.
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Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs an operation, somebody ain't got this, somebody ain't got that. Or to give the kids all a car when they graduate.
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Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.
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I love story songs because I've always loved books.
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'9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us.
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Money is like the tide: It rolls in and it rolls out. If you clutch it, you are not going to keep it.
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You can't just will your dreams to come true. You have to work hard. You have to give 'em wings, arms, legs...whatever it takes to make your dreams come true.
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I've never been the big recording star I'd love to be some day. I've had lots of hits off and on through the years but I've never had the success of other artists - one hit after another back-to-back-to-back and big hits, where every song is going to be number one. I'm not greedy or nothing. I just want everything. Is there something wrong with that?
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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.
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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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Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.
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Is forever longer than always?
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I love writing every song I can like a little mini movie. I like to have a character, or some characters, and really paint a picture with the song.
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Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
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Some guys look better as they get older.
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You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.
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I come from a family of 12, so I kind of got a little lost as a child.
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I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar farther than you could begin to imagine.
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I do have a natural sense for business, which I think I get from my Dad.