Dolly Parton Quotes
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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've enjoyed all the parts of my career.
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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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I have a big gay and lesbian following and they've been very loyal and kind to me.
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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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My husband says I look like a Q-tip.
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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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If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control.
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A baby, a real live baby was the craziest thing a fan has sent. Someone left a baby on our front doorstep with a note that they wanted us to raise it. Of course, we contacted the authorities and they took care of the baby.
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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams. All of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times. They're the songs that last through time.
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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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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 do have a natural sense for business, which I think I get from my Dad.
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You have to work hard, in order to get anything done.
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Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
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I love the energy of children. It makes me feel young. I'm just drawn to them. They're like magic to me. And they're drawn to me, the childlike part of me that never did grow up.
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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 used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.
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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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A tree reaches below the surface to gather strength for stargazing.
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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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A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money.