Dolly Parton Quotes
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I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'
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Daddy worked for God, but asked for no pay. For he believed that God provides a way.
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I'm the kind of person who would rather rock in my rocking chair when I'm old and regret a few things that I did than to sit there and regret that I never tried.
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A real important thing is that, though I rely on my husband for love, I rely on myself for strength.
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I have always been a firm believer in working hard for what is right and for making your own breaks if you want things to change.
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A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.
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Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate.
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The guitar is my favorite and the one, I guess, I'm best at. But I play enough of the different instruments to be able to write with them and to, hopefully, to make myself look impressive on stage.
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I like to buy clothes that are two sizes too small and then take them in a little.
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I don't trust anyone who does their own hair. I don't think it's natural.
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Sometimes, you see folks who have a negative view of dreamers - people who sit around all day on their hindquarters and do absolutely nothing. These folks aren't dreamers - they are just lazy. To me, dreaming is just part of being alive, inspired, and curious about the world.
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I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.
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When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.
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I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.
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I wanted to be a singer, of course, but there was something about the songwriting, then and now, that is the most important thing. It's how I express myself, how I express how I see things. When I see people struggling with emotions and feelings and don't know how to put it down, I'm able to do that. It's really like a therapy, and it's like a buddy and a friend. It's a way out of a lot of things.
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Any business you go into, you have to think about how much money you are willing to put into it, and how much you are not.
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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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A lot of people have said I'd have probably done better in my career if I hadn't looked so cheap and gaudy. But I dress to be comfortable for me, and you shouldn't be blamed because you want to look pretty.
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Those people who wake up and they're just beautiful, they're just born that way. Well that ain't me. I gotta work for everything I've got.
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I make jokes about it, but it's the truth that I kind of patterned my look after the town tramp. I didn't know what she was, just this woman who was blond and piled her hair up, wore high heels and tight skirts, and, boy, she was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen. Momma used to say, "Aw, she's just trash," and I thought, That's what I want to be when I grow up. Trash.
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Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face.
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I couldn't have children, I tried to for years. I've never been pregnant in my life. When I was a girl and fooling around I was scared to death I'd get pregnant, and then when I got married and wanted to have children I couldn't have any. But I don't miss it. I did for awhile, but I realize that I am everybody's mother.
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I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs.
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I've been guilty of most of the stuff that's been said about me to some degree. And if I ain't done it, I probably will.