Dolly Parton Quotes

• The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

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  Tags in Rainbow

• Storms make trees take deeper roots.

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  Topics in Inspirational

  Tags in Strength, Storms

• People make jokes about my bosoms, why don’t they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It’s obvious I’ve got big ones and if people want to assume they’re not mine, then let them.

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• People make jokes about my bosoms, why don’t they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It’s obvious I’ve got big ones and if people want to assume they’re not mine, then let them.

  Dolly Parton

• It’s a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I’d be a drag queen.

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• If you talk bad about country music, it’s like saying bad things about my momma. Them’s fightin’ words.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Music

• If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.

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  Topics in Inspirational

  Tags in Like, Walking

• 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’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.

  Dolly Parton

  Topics in Inspirational

• I was the first woman to burn my bra – it took the fire department four days to put it out.

  Dolly Parton

• I wanted to be the first woman to burn her bra, but it would have taken the fire department four days to put it out.

  Dolly Parton

• I still close my eyes and go home – I can always draw from that.

  Dolly Parton

• I modelled my looks on the town tramp.

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• I look just like the girls next door… if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.

  Dolly Parton

• I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it’s just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

  Dolly Parton

• I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Because, Know

• My weaknesses have always been food and men – in that order.

  Dolly Parton

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Always, Food

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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