Dolly Parton Quotes
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Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself. It all gets back to the fact that I am, first of all, a songwriter and a singer.
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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 try to see the good in everybody, and I don't care who people are as long as they're themselves, whatever that is.
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I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.
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I've never been pregnant, so I just feel God didn't mean for me to have kids so that everybody else's children could be mine.
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The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.
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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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My husband said 'show me your boobs' and I had to pull up my skirt... so it was time to get them done!
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Here you come again, looking better than a body has a right to.
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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 wear make-up, and it gets a little bit thicker every year.
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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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Energy begets energy.
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A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares... if you don't really work them.
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Years ago when I first started being a big star I had fans that were fanatical. It was when "Jolene" was a big hit.
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I don't think I'm supposed to boss other people around just because I'm a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I've seen it happen. I don't call those people out - they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation.
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I'm a showgirl, as you can tell. I'm ever ready.
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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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Some people say that less is more. But I think more is more.
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When I sit back in my rocking chair someday, I want to be able to say I've done it all.
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I just try to be true to myself and look the way that I'm comfortable looking. Because if I'm comfortable with me, then you're going to be comfortable with me as well.
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My aunt in Knoxville would bring newspapers up, which we used for toilet paper. Before we used it, we'd look at the pictures.
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I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another.