Dolly Parton Quotes
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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 love story songs because I've always loved books.
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I'm just a simple country girl.
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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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Many of my friends are gay, male and female. I don't judge people. I don't care what people do in their bedrooms and people shouldn't care what I do in mine.
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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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My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old and I thought it was big time.
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No, I can't do rap music...
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I do have a few little tattoos, but they were mostly done to cover scars because I'm so fair.
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Is forever longer than always?
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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 wear wigs all the time on shows, and every day when I'm in public, at Dollywood. People say, 'How many wigs do you have?' And I say, 'Well, at least 365 because I wear at least one a day.'
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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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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 never, ever get involved in politics. With politics you are not allowed to be honest. I don't have time to deal with that. I would rather work with kids.
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It's almost like being trapped in some other form. The real me is so different from the way I look on the outside.
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Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
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I just try to be true to myself and look the way that I'm comfortable looking. Because if I'm comfortable with me, then you're going to be comfortable with me as well.
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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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You can bet there's something fishy going on. I guess some large mouth bass left that lipstick on our shirt.
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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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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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My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.
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I didn't know any gay people in my childhood.