Dolly Parton Quotes
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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 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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A real important thing is that, though I rely on my husband for love, I rely on myself for strength.
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The freewill you have given, we have made a mockery of.
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I tried the Scarsdale diet and the Stillman water diet (you remember that one, where you run weight off trying to get to the bathroom).
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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'm just a singer/songwriter and entertainer and I miss people and the energy of the crowd. When I play live it's a lovefest with me and my audience. It's how I get my rocks off.
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I'm a show-off basically... always have been.
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I wake up with new dreams every day. So the more I can do to channel that into things that I love to create is healthier for me and probably for everybody around me. And the older I get, the earlier I get up. The second my feet hit the floor, I'm awake. I'm like hurry, hurry. I just love life. And I feel like we ain't got but a certain amount of time anyway. I want to make the most of all of it.
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When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.
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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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I hope you're never happy with anybody but me, and every face you look into, I hope you're haunted by me. Yes, I'm possessive and jealous, at least I speak honestly.
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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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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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Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were - if we ever were any good.
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I don't have time to stand around and listen to an 11-minute song.
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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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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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I've struggled enough in my life to be appreciated and understood. I've had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself. I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love. I don't think we should be judgmental. Lord, I've got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else.
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George Jones was my all time favorite singer and one of my favorite people in the world.
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'9 to 5,' that little song, that little story, just won't ever end. Just like 'I Will Always Love You,' it just keeps comin' back, popping up its head in one way or another.
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I love watching keep-fit videos while munching chocolate chip cookies.
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I couldn't have children, I tried to for years. I've never been pregnant in my life. When I was a girl and fooling around I was scared to death I'd get pregnant, and then when I got married and wanted to have children I couldn't have any. But I don't miss it. I did for awhile, but I realize that I am everybody's mother.