Dolly Parton Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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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 often get myself in love trouble because I'm so passionate; I love so much and so deep.”
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“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
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“I don't keep up with a lot of trends. I've never been a fashion horse. I'm so busy writing my songs, trying to maintain my business, and all the new things that come along. I stay working all the time.”
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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.”
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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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“If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.”
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“People just relate to me. They know I'm a regular person brought up in a hardworking, poor family, that I've had all the struggles that people have. I'm just a friendly person. And I hopefully have a good sense of humor. People get a kick out of my stupidity.”
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“You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.”
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“I never have changed in my taste, and the things that I love, and the way that I act, and all that. I never wanted to change, I just wanted to be successful, and be able to do more things for more people, and for myself as well.”
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“We're not all perfect. People always say to me: "Oh you seem happy all the time." But I'm not happy all the time. I'm a human being. I'm very sensitive. I hurt like anybody else. But I do try my best to have a good attitude and I set about tryin' to take care of myself knowing I'm not going to be exactly right, so I just try to see what I can do to improve every single day.”
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“My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.”
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“A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.”
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“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!”
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“I don't know that I'm beautiful or glamorous. I'm a pretty artificial looking person. I sure am flattered when people think I'm beautiful, but I think I'm leaning towards more cartoonish than beautiful. But I'm comfortable with who I am. And since I wasn't born as a natural beauty, I just make the most of what I've got.”
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“Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
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“We can't all be stars; we can't all be leaders. We are all God's creatures, living life, and we have that God light in us and we're supposed to let it shine. And not everybody wants to be like me and stick their neck out to get up on stage and perform. There are those like me, but there are also those that are of a shyer nature. And they're smarter than most of us that are out there showing our asses.”
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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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“I always had a very open mind and a very open heart. I always look for the good in everybody and the God in everybody. I play to that. And I just love people. I love the difference in people. I love getting to know people. I appreciate getting accepted myself, because I know I'm unusual. And I love the unusual in other people.”
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“I've struggled enough in my life to be appreciated and understood. I've had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself. I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love. I don't think we should be judgmental. Lord, I've got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else.”
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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 may look fake but I'm real where it counts.”
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“I make jokes about it, but it's the truth that I kind of patterned my look after the town tramp. I didn't know what she was, just this woman who was blond and piled her hair up, wore high heels and tight skirts, and, boy, she was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen. Momma used to say, "Aw, she's just trash," and I thought, That's what I want to be when I grow up. Trash.”
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“I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.”
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“When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.”
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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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“God is in everything I do and all my work glorifies Him.”
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“If there's something you know and there's something you feel, but you can't quite express it, you will hear it somewhere. And you don't have to worry, because someone will get it sung out.”
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“Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were - if we ever were any good.”
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