Dolly Parton Quotes
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I count my blessings far more than I count my money.
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I do think there's gonna always be a group of country people that are always going to love the old traditional sound.
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I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then.
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I have a good attitude. And I was born with a happy heart. I'm always looking for things to be better.
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Find out who you are and do it on purpose.
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You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!
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I think I became more productive through not having children. I never really had the desire to have them. My husband didn't want them either, so it worked out well.
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Dollywood is a family park, and all families are welcome. We do have a policy about profanity or controversial messages on clothing or signs. It is to protect the individual wearing or carrying them, as well as to keep down fights or problems by those opposed to it at the park.
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Storms make trees take deeper roots.
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I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.
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I had nothing growing up, but I always wanted to be 'sexy,' even before I knew what the word was.
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I have had some cosmetic surgery, especially after I lost weight and stuff, and I've had my breasts lifted - but not injected. That would scare me to death, anyway.
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I just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say.
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Until I was a teenager, I used red pokeberries for lipstick and a burnt matchstick for eyeliner. I used honeysuckle for perfume.
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lots of women buy just as many wigs and makeup things as I do ... They just don't wear them all at the same time.
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I got kind of scared when I thought they wanted me to do something... I didn't want to be naked on the front of a magazine unless everybody would know it was a joke. I wouldn't want to be naked even then.
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I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.'
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I was approached about having my own network many, many years ago. There were some people who wanted to start up a network, and I didn't want to get that involved in the business aspect of it.
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I don't listen to music for fun. I ain't got enough time for fun! I'm always busy writing my own music. I don't try to compete or see what other people are doing.
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I love the accomplishments and the awards that I've received through the years. But I've always worked more for the rewards than the awards. I've always counted my blessings before I've counted my money. I'm glad that new dreams come to me everyday.
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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 think my life actually changed at 40. That's when you realize you can't ride the fence anymore. You either have to get on one side or the other. I think some of my best years were between 40 and 50: I got my priorities straight and life is good to me now. It's only other people who say, "God, she's 50 years old!" as if I'm over the hill. I feel like I just started.
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If I had to give up performing, it wouldn't bother me too much. But I couldn't live without my writing. I put all my feelings, my very soul, into my writing. I tell the world in my songs things I wouldn't even tell my husband.
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I used to try to write a song a day. I've been so busy lately.