Dolly Parton Quotes
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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 often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'
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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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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 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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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'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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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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If I have one more facelift I'll have a beard!
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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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I don't trust anyone who does their own hair. I don't think it's natural.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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.
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Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face.
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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.