Dolly Parton

Singer, Songwriter, Actress

Dolly Parton is a celebrated singer-songwriter and philanthropist known for her impactful music and advocacy for literacy and women's rights.

Born
January 19, 1946
Quotes
587
Rank
#426

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"A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy."

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"I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!"

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"Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."

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"I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good."

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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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"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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"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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"You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs, arms, hands, and feet on 'em."

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"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader."

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"There's a heart beneath the boobs and a brain beneath the wig."

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"My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order."

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"If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold, I'd have all the treasures my pockets could hold."

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"People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there."

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"You can bet there's something fishy going on. I guess some large mouth bass left that lipstick on our shirt."

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"The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue."

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

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"I love bald men. Just because you've lost your fuzz don't mean you ain't a peach."

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