Dolly Parton Quotes
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Everything is nothing when you got no one.
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I can write a song in about an hour if it's a simple country song.
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I'm very proud of all the bluegrass-oriented albums. It just reminded me and my fans that I should always record acoustic music and country records, along with anything else that I might want to do.
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Leave something good in every day.
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Daddy's working boots have taken many steps for us.
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I have to not harden my heart, because I want to stay open to feel things.
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My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.
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My mama never wore a pair of pants when I was growing up, and now that's all she wears. It was so funny for me when I first started seeing Mama wear pants. It was like it wasn't Mama. Now I've bought her many a pantsuit because she just lives in them.
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I think the fact that I look totally artificial, but I am totally real, has its own kind of magic in it.
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I like to think I've been a good example and an inspiration to some people. And some people say that about me, but I'm just going about my work and doing what I do best. I'm a very professional 'Me.'
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I don't want to throw rice. I want to throw rocks.
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There's a lot of rednecks in the country where I grew up.
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I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'
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I've always been a freak and different, oddball even in my childhood and my own family, so I can relate to people who are struggling and trying to find their true identity. I do not sit in the seat of judgment. .. I love people for who they are. We're all God's children.
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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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It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.
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Sometimes a song just has to cater to whatever's goin' on. A well-written song is a song that stays true to the subject.
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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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Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'
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I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.
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A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends.
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Speaking of the devil, well here he comes now. Got my defenses down. And I'd go through hell to make him mine.
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I was always a junk food person, still am.
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You don't need to buy expensive cosmetics; almost anything will do if you know how to apply it.