"I'm not intimidated by how people perceive me."
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"I'm a proud person. I'm not vain. I look at it like it is. If you've got the money and you're going to be out there, you owe it to people not to look like a dog if you can help it."
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"I just write all the time. In my whole life I've never had what I've heard people talk about writer's block. I've never had that. Life is like a song to me. I just hear everything in music, so I have never once thought "Well, I'm never gonna be able to write again." I've got thousands of songs."
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"I've been to those places where it's 'poor, pitiful me.'"
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"I just don't feel like I have to explain myself."
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"I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed."
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"I think I became more productive through not having children. I never really had the desire to have them. My husband didn't want them either, so it worked out well."
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"I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope."
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"I am confident that partnering my Dollywood Company with a great company like Gaylord will create something truly special."
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"When you're 40, you can't ride the fence anymore. You gotta make definite decisions about your life."
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"I wear wigs all the time on shows, and every day when I'm in public, at Dollywood. People say, 'How many wigs do you have?' And I say, 'Well, at least 365 because I wear at least one a day.'"
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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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"I would honestly say that with all the awards and all the other things that I've done in my life, Dollywood is one of the greatest dreams that I've ever had come true - I am so proud of that I can't even begin to tell you, Dollywood is real special to me."
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"I never thought, in my lifetime, that you'd be able to watch movies, read books and listen to music from a phone, but I guess the technology of tomorrow is here today."
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"I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red."
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"There's a scripture that says, 'A merry heart doeth good like medicine.' I think that's true, too."
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"There are certainly a lot of things that still need to change when it comes to women in the workforce."
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"I have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I'm such a short little thing, I can't reach my kitchen cabinets."
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"People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God."
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"'9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us."
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