Dolly Parton Quotes
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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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My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.
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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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I hope life treats you kind And I hope you have all you've dreamed of. And I wish to you, joy and happiness. But above all this, I wish you love.
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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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It's not easy being young. It's hard to know what to do.
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Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face.
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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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In fact, I bought our first family television with my own money, putting it on credit and then paying it off every week.
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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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I don't trust anyone who does their own hair. I don't think it's natural.
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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 just write all the time. In my whole life I've never had what I've heard people talk about writer's block. I've never had that. Life is like a song to me. I just hear everything in music, so I have never once thought "Well, I'm never gonna be able to write again." I've got thousands of songs.
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Don't lose your temper; use it.
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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 real important thing is that, though I rely on my husband for love, I rely on myself for strength.
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I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.
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When I talk to a man, I can always tell what he's thinking by where he is looking. If he is looking at my eyes, he is looking for intelligence. If he is looking at my mouth, he is looking for wisdom. But if he is looking anywhere else except my chest he's looking for another man.
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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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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 like to buy clothes that are two sizes too small and then take them in a little.
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It doesn't bother me when someone calls me a 'dumb blonde.' I'm neither dumb or blonde.
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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.