Dolly Parton Quotes
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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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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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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 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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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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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 was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs.
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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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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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Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face.
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It's not easy being young. It's hard to know what to do.
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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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Don't lose your temper; use it.
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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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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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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 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.