Dolly Parton Quotes
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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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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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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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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'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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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'd love to develop and star in my own children's show, write children's books, do children's albums, movies, DVDs, etc.
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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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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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I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'
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All these fine Christian-type people that seem to think they know what God wants for all of us, that's certainly more of a sin then anything they would claim about us. To judge people is one of the greatest sins.
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I love to make things happen, I love to see things happen, I love to be a part of things that are happening.
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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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If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.
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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 don't have time to stand around and listen to an 11-minute song.
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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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Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face.
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I think that I'm perfect.
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I count my blessings far more than I count my money.
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I'm like a cartoon! I'll look this way when I'm eighty. I can see it now, people will be rolling me around in a wheelchair and I'll still have my big hair, nails, my high heels and my boobs stuck out!