Dolly Parton Quotes
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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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The freewill you have given, we have made a mockery of.
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It doesn't bother me when someone calls me a 'dumb blonde.' I'm neither dumb or blonde.
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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 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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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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A real important thing is that, though I rely on my husband for love, I rely on myself for strength.
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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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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 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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I'm a show-off basically... always have been.
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I don't have time to stand around and listen to an 11-minute song.
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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 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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If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.
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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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When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.
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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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Kenneth Hari is a true artist and in my opinion a psychic. When he is painting you, he feels your heart and soul.
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I think every entertainer's had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can't remember everything all the time, and especially if you're having hard times personally, things going on that you - you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse.
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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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I love watching keep-fit videos while munching chocolate chip cookies.
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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.