Dolly Parton Quotes And Sayings

I've Always Kinda Been A Little Outcast Myself, A Little Oddball, Doin' My Thing, My Own Way. And It's Been Hard For Me To, To Be Accepted, Certainly In The Early Years Of My Life.

God Knows When The End Of Time Will Come, Not Some Fanatic... The World Will End Someday, But The End Of The World And The End Of Time Are Two Different Things.

'9 To 5,' That Little Song, That Little Story, Just Won't Ever End. Just Like 'I Will Always Love You,' It Just Keeps Comin' Back, Popping Up Its Head In One Way Or Another.

Of Course, 'I Will Always Love You' Is The Biggest Song So Far In My Career. I'm Famous For Several, But That One Has Been Recorded By More People And Made Me More Money, I Think, Than All Of Them. But That Song Did Come From A True And Deep Place In My Heart.

They Say Somebody's 'Street Smart.' I Feel Like, If I Got Intelligence, It's Just A Country Smart.

When I Was A Little Girl, I Always Dreamed Of Being A Star. I Didn't Really Know What All That Meant. I Didn't Know.

I Had Nothing Growing Up, But I Always Wanted To Be 'Sexy,' Even Before I Knew What The Word Was.

I Had To Get Rich So I Could Sing Like I Was Poor Again.

I Am A Tender-hearted Person, And I Feel Everything To The Ninth Degree.

I've Done Everything Every Fat Person Ever Has. I've Tried Every Diet.

If You Don't Like The Road You're Walking, Start Paving Another One.

When I Got Somethin' To Say, I'll Say It.

I Say, 'Yeah, Taylor Swift.' I Think She Is A Smart, Beautiful Girl. I Think She's Making All The Right Moves. She's Got A Good Head On Her Shoulders. She's Surrounded With Wonderful People. Her Songs Are Great. She Keeps Herself Anchored. She Knows Who She Is, And She's Living And Standing By That.

When I Get Down, I Don't Waller Around For Long.

I Used To Sing Songs And Write With My Uncle, Bill Owens.

I Always Wanted To Be Loved.

It Took Me Years To Eat A Lot Of Shellfish. I Was Probably 20 Years Old Before I Had Even Seen A Shrimp Cocktail. I Like Oysters, But Fried.

I Don't Have Time To Stand Around And Listen To An 11-minute Song.

I Love Indian, Italian And Mexican Food. And If It's A Romantic Type Of Thing, I Like A Good French Restaurant.

I'm A Singer, A Writer And An Actress - When I Find Something That I Feel Good Enough About Doing.

I Really Learned To Sing In Church, I Think, Really With Emotion.

Never Leave A Rhinestone Unturned.

Dollywood Is A Family Park, And All Families Are Welcome. We Do Have A Policy About Profanity Or Controversial Messages On Clothing Or Signs. It Is To Protect The Individual Wearing Or Carrying Them, As Well As To Keep Down Fights Or Problems By Those Opposed To It At The Park.

All Of My Brothers And Sisters Are Very Talented. They All Sang All Right.

My Lips, I've Used Collagen. I Line My Lips With Collagen.

I Think 9/11 Affected Everybody In One Way Or Another.

I Listen To My Old Records And I Think, 'How Did I Ever Get On The Radio?'

My Philosophy Is Simple: It's A Down-home, Common, Horse-sense Approach To Things.

I Know It's Corny - But I Love 'Jingle Bells!'

I've Never Had That Much Trouble With The Paparazzi, But I Don't Run The Same Circles That A Lot Of These People That Do Get Hounded By The Paparazzi.

I Love Being Active.

I Walk Tall; I Got A Tall Attitude.

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.

Everywhere I Go, The Kids Call Me 'The Book Lady.' The Older I Get, The More Appreciative I Seem To Be Of The 'Book Lady' Title. It Makes Me Feel More Like A Legitimate Person, Not Just A Singer Or An Entertainer. But It Makes Me Feel Like I've Done Something Good With My Life And With My Success.

Being Brought Up Very Religious, I Have A Fear Of People That Look To Idol Gods.

There Are Certainly A Lot Of Things That Still Need To Change When It Comes To Women In The Workforce.

I'm Trying My Best To Keep Up With All This New Technology, And I Surround Myself With All These Wonderful People That Are In The Know And Kind Of Help Me Out With All That.

I Think That I'm Perfect.

'Jolene' Has Been Very Popular All Of These Years, Even Overseas.

I Think That I Know The Value Of A Dollar.

My Grandpa Was A Preacher.

I Was The First Woman To Burn My Bra - It Took The Fire Department Four Days To Put It Out.

I'm Almost Like Three People. There's Me The, Dolly, The Person. There's Me, The Star. And Then There's Me, The Manager.

I Still Close My Eyes And Go Home - I Can Always Draw From That.

I'd Love To Do A Duet, Always Wanted To Work With Madonna, But She Never Asked.

I'd Love To Do A Duet, Always Wanted To Work With Madonna, But She Never Asked.

I Think Every Entertainer's Had Nights When Things Go Wrong. I Mean You Can't Remember Everything All The Time, And Especially If You're Having Hard Times Personally, Things Going On That You - You Know, And Then People Make It Worse. And That Makes You Feel Worse.

I've Tried Different Things Through The Years To Get Some Play On Mainstream. I'll Try To Tailor-make It.

I Think I've Got My Business Notions And My Sense For That Sort Of Thing From My Dad. My Dad Never Had A Chance To Go To School. He Couldn't Read And Write. But He Was So Smart. He Was Just One Of Those People That Could Just Make The Most Of Anything And Everything That He Had To Work With.

My Life Has Been Very Full.