Dolly Parton Quotes
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I always love working with children. I never had children of my own. God has his purposes. God didn't let me have children so everybody's children could be mine. That's kind of how I'm looking at it.
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I'm very upfront and very honest. I don't let a bunch of stuff fester and boil over.
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All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right.
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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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A tree reaches below the surface to gather strength for stargazing.
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I usually eat breakfast twice. I'm usually up at 3 a.m. - do my spiritual work, my affirmations, a little bit of songwriting, get my daily work in order, and by that time I've worked up a bigger appetite.
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There's a scripture that says, 'A merry heart doeth good like medicine.' I think that's true, too.
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It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you.
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I think [music and acting], they are connected, all that stuff. It's your emotional self, is pretty much how you do it, I think, from whatever place you do it, whether you're acting or you're singing.
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I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy.
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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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My best country record only sold 200,000 copies. I didn't have enough money for the band and the arrangements and the costumes and all. I had to move into wider fields.
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I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.
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I usually get up at 3 A.M. I don't require a lot of sleep, and if I get tired, I'll take a powernap during the day.
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I ain't never far away from a pencil and paper or a tape recorder.
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I try not to go around looking like a hag.
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I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'
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My boobs are fake, my hair's fake but what is real is my voice and my heart.
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I think people take me as seriously as I want them to. They take me as seriously as I take myself - let's put it that way.
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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 do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out.
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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.
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I always had a very open mind and a very open heart. I always look for the good in everybody and the God in everybody. I play to that. And I just love people. I love the difference in people. I love getting to know people. I appreciate getting accepted myself, because I know I'm unusual. And I love the unusual in other people.
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Some guys look better as they get older.