Dolly Parton Quotes
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I do have a natural sense for business, which I think I get from my Dad.
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Goodbye- please don't cry/we both know that I'm not what you need. But I will always love you.
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If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold, I'd have all the treasures my pockets could hold.
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When you come from where I come from, if anyone in the family makes it out, the others kind of come with you.
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I had to get rich so I could afford to sing like I was poor again.
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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'll be like Bob Hope, touring when I'm 100.
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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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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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I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard.
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Smile, it enhances your face value.
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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 don't want to throw rice. I want to throw rocks.
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I'm not a politician. And I don't want to be.
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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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It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.
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Life is a song to me.
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When people say to me less is more I reply, 'More is more'.
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I'm not intimidated by how people perceive me.
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I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.
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You're no Elvis Presley, I'm no Marilyn Monroe, but I do think you're sexy, just thought I'd tell you so.
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I was not a natural beauty, and I always wanted to be pretty. I just have such an outgoing personality that it's fitting that I would be overdone.
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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 have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I'm such a short little thing, I can't reach my kitchen cabinets.