Dolly Parton Quotes
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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.
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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'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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In the early days, Porter Wagoner would not exactly scold me, but he's say, 'You're writing too many damn verses. You're makin' these songs too damn long.' And I'd say, 'Yeah, but I'm tellin' a story. I have a story to tell.' And he'd say, 'Well, you're not going to get it on the radio.' If I start writing a song, I'm writing it for a reason. People would say that I had to have two verses, and a chorus, and a bridge. I tried to learn that formula.
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You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished.
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One of the things I'm real proud of is I just made a deal with 20th Century Fox, and I've got my own production company now. I'm developing some television and movies for other people because I have a lot of fresh new ideas. To write is what I love the most.
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I used to always sit in church looking out the windows at the boys, wondering if I could make an excuse to go out and, you know, go to the bathroom because all the outdoor toilets. But anyhow, I was only going out to see the boys.
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I always wanted to be loved.
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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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After you reach a certain age, they think you’re over. Well, I will never be over. I’ll be making records if I have to sell them out of the trunk of my car. I’ve done that in my past, and I’d do it again.
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I can't do nothing just a little.
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My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.
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Life is a song to me.
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Unless you have spent your life doing something, you are not likely to be successful, so always partner with people who are smarter than you.
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I think that I know the value of a dollar.
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I'm just a person; I like to experience whatever the feeling is and whatever I'm going through.
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Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.
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I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good.
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My lips, I've used collagen. I line my lips with collagen.