Dolly Parton Quotes
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Cheating love is just as real as un-cheating love.
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People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.'
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Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.
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Working nine to five, what way to earn a living. Barely getting by... It's all taking and no giving. They use just your mind and they never give you credit. It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it!
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I've always wanted to be a star. I've always wanted money and wanted to travel. So I knew there was a price to pay for that.
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People get a kick out of my stupidity.
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They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.
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Home is anywhere I hang my hair
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Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.
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The music does bring us together and it's cheaper than therapy!
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I always wanted to be loved.
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You can't just wish to be a millionaire; you have to figure out how to earn it.
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A lot of my own relatives didn't get to go to school because we were mountain people. You have to get out and work and help feed the family. My own dad couldn't read and write. And my dad was very proud of me.
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I've been around longer than most of my fans have been alive.
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As a songwriter, you're allowed to write anything, and as a person, I am all colors in the rainbow. I've been through everything, you know, so I can write a positive song like 'Better Get to Livin'' because that's my attitude. But that doesn't mean I'm happy all the time. You can't be a deep and serious songwriter without feelings. You kinda have to live with your feelings out on your sleeve and get hurt more than most people. The fear I might get hurt means I might not be able to write another song.
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People always ask me if they're mine. Yes, they are... all bought and paid for.
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I'm very short, so I just have to watch my weight because I have a big appetite.
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I always thought that if I made it big or got successful at what I had started out to do, that I wanted to come back to my part of the country and do something great, something that would bring a lot of jobs into this area.
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If I'd married someone in show business, there'd be too much competition.
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Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was a great inspiration to me as well as every other female singer in the country music business. In addition to being a wonderful asset to country music, she was a wonderful woman. We will always remember her fondly.
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[On being overweight:] If I tried to haul ass, I would have to make two trips.
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They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart.
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If you can read, you can find books on anything you want. You can self-educate even if you can't afford to go to school.
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My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things.