Dolly Parton Quotes
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I sing as an actress. Whatever I'm singing about, I just become the story.
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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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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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I do write a lot of children's songs, and I'm going to do a children's television show, which also means I'll be doing a lot of albums. So I do hope my future will hold a lot of things for children.
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I had to get rich so I could afford to sing like I was poor again.
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Being a star just means that you just find your own special place and that you shine where you are. To me that's what being a star means.
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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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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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It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.
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I would honestly say that with all the awards and all the other things that I've done in my life, Dollywood is one of the greatest dreams that I've ever had come true - I am so proud of that I can't even begin to tell you, Dollywood is real special to me.
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Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
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Smile, it enhances your face value.
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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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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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Sometimes if you jump into something too quickly, you can screw up something that might have been good two years down the road.
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I'm a singer, a writer and an actress - when I find something that I feel good enough about doing.
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You are the song of every bird, you are the poet's every word, every artist's picture, every writer's play.
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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’m trying my best to keep up with all this new technology and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that are in the know and kind of help me out with all that.
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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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When I meet someone, I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first - it's easy to find when you're looking for it. You let a person shine with their own light and try to connect it to yours. As soon as I say hello, I go right to that light and I don't care who you are! I know we're all pieces of the same thing - I go for that common light because I know it's in all of us.
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All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right.
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We can't all be stars; we can't all be leaders. We are all God's creatures, living life, and we have that God light in us and we're supposed to let it shine. And not everybody wants to be like me and stick their neck out to get up on stage and perform. There are those like me, but there are also those that are of a shyer nature. And they're smarter than most of us that are out there showing our asses.
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I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community.