Dolly Parton Quotes
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I never have changed in my taste, and the things that I love, and the way that I act, and all that. I never wanted to change, I just wanted to be successful, and be able to do more things for more people, and for myself as well.
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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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Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.
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Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.
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I'm just a simple country girl.
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I feel fortunate that I've had a lot of songs recorded by other people, because I take my songwriting very seriously. It's only those people that have followed me over the years and really know my work that know how serious I am about all of it - including the way I look. You can't take my high heels from me, you can't have my long fingernails, you can't take all this hair from me, because it's part of this thing that I've become. I wouldn't want to give any of it up. Do I have to be ugly to be a songwriter? This is the way I am, and it's what I choose to be.
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I love traveling all over the world; but it's true: there's nothing like home.
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I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy.
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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 wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red.
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My husband says I look like a Q-tip.
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With the first money I ever made I bought my Mommy and Daddy a car, and helped them fix their house up.
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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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I just always knew I was going to be a star. I was always going to be rich so I could buy things for Mommy and Daddy, so that I could buy them a big house and we could have things.
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My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved.
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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 had to get rich so I could afford to sing like I was poor again.
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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'm working on my life story. I'm not decided if it's going to be a musical or a movie with music in it.
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I do think there's gonna always be a group of country people that are always going to love the old traditional sound.
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I always think of myself as a working girl.
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The worst thing about poverty is not the actual living of it, but the shame of it.
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If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control.
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I just love life. I love people. I love to write, that's my gift. I love to sing. I have a good attitude. I like to think I shine from the inside.