Dolly Parton Quotes
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I'm one of those people that if its something to eat I'm going to eat the whole thing, If I'm going to be in love I'm going to love you all the way and if my heart's broken, it's just shattered all to pieces.
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I believe in my cosmetics line. There are plenty of charities for the homeless. Isn't it time someone helped the homely?
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I have been asked to pose for Penthouse on my hundredth birthday. Everybody is going to be sorry.
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I'm no angel if that's what you thought you found. I was just the victim of a man that let me down.
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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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Storms make trees take deeper roots.
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Here you come again, looking better than a body has a right to.
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You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I then got the money, and gone.
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If I hadn't been a woman, I'd be a drag queen for sure. I like all that flair and I'd be dressing up in them high heels and putting on the big hair. I'd be like Ru Paul.
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Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.
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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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If people work for me over the years, I expect them to be paid what they're owed, but I don't expect them to be paid more than they earn.
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I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?'
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I have little feet because nothing grows in the shade.
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You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!
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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.
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I am a tender-hearted person, and I feel everything to the ninth degree.
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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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I have a tendency to be awfully big-hearted and it's very hard for me to say no, even when I need to.
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I've done everything every fat person ever has. I've tried every diet.
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You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs, arms, hands, and feet on 'em.
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I always loved that old song Banks of the Ohio - it was always such a man's song, so I've always wanted to record it.
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Adjusting to the passage of time is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches.
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They let you dream just to watch them shatter, you're just a step on the boss man's ladder.