Dolly Parton Quotes
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I don't have anything to say about other people's art and their work.
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So many of my relatives didn't get a chance to go to school, and my own Daddy couldn't read or write.
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I'm not really a political-type person, meaning that I don't really make great stands or whatever, but if you ask me a direct question I say it shouldn't matter who you are, whether you're black, white, green, gay, male, female. If you can do a job and do it well you should be paid for it, you should be respected for it, and you have to be responsible. I think sometimes people can go too fare trying to make a point. I think they should just make their point and go on about.
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I've always believed in my talent. And I've always had more guts than talent.
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If we all climb together, we could climb the highest hill.
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I don't have maids or servants, and my husband and I love waking up early and going to the 24-hour supermarket when there is nobody else there.
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I never want anything more than what's fair. The problem is, I never want anything less either. In the old-boy school of business, if a woman walks away from the table with what's rightfully hers, the man feels screwed.
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I was blessed to have family members who encouraged me to pursue my dreams. Whether it is your parents, or your uncles or your aunts or even the neighbor down the road, it's important that kids have someone who encourages them to chase their rainbow.
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Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do.
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When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris.
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I've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own.
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When you're 40, you can't ride the fence anymore. You gotta make definite decisions about your life.
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Cheating love is just as real as un-cheating love.
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Some of my dreams are so big they would scare you.
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I've never been more moved by a voice than I have been by Roy Orbison. I loved him personally, and I loved his voice. I think of him often and frequently listen to his songs.
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I can't do nothing just a little.
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God made me the way that I am and it’s my business to be true to that.
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I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant.
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A lot of people think I'm a comedian.
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I write what I write, say what I say, 'cause I feel what I feel, and if I did it different, it would make me a liar! So I'd rather be an honest person than a good liar.
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We just seem to have lost all our morals and principles and values these days.
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I do have big tits. Always had 'em - pushed 'em up, whacked 'em around. Why not make fun of 'em? I've made a fortune with 'em.
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I've always wanted to be a star. I've always wanted money and wanted to travel. So I knew there was a price to pay for that.
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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.