Dolly Parton Quotes

• I look at myself like a show dog. I’ve got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

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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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• 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 can’t tell anybody else how to run their life or their business, but I really believe I’ve got a good bead on myself.

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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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• Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

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• My grandpa was a preacher.

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• If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging I’ll get it nipped, tucked or sucked.

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• I’ve never had a divorce, but I’ve seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can’t write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I’m able to kind of express it, or their joy.

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• I’m just a simple country girl.

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• I have surrounded myself with very smart people.

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• I don’t have anything to say about other people’s art and their work.

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• Every day I pray about all I do.

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• Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.

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• My husband calls me ‘catfish.’ He says I’m all mouth and no brains.

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• If you want the rainbow… You’ve gotta put up with the rain.

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• You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.

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• You’d be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!

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• When I’m inspired, I get excited because I can’t wait to see what I’ll come up with next.

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• We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

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Dolly Parton (57)

Birth:	19th January, 1946
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Author, Lyricist, Singer

About

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. She has composed over 3,000 songs, the best known of which include "I Will Always Love You", "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", "9 to 5", and "My Tennessee Mountain Home".

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