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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Spiritual

“I don't think you ever really know what all you're doing, so you have to act on faith.”

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Funny

“People are always asking me in interviews, 'What do you think of foreign affairs?' I just say, 'I've had a few.'”

Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Angry

“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.”

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Courageous

“Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do.”

Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Courageous

“All these fine Christian-type people that seem to think they know what God wants for all of us, that's certainly more of a sin then anything they would claim about us. To judge people is one of the greatest sins.”

Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Philosophical

“I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think it's like a battery: you've got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person.”

Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Creative

“I think the fact that I look totally artificial, but I am totally real, has its own kind of magic in it.”

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Proud

“I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.”

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Grateful

“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.”

Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Grateful

“There's a scripture that says, 'A merry heart doeth good like medicine.' I think that's true, too.”

Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Love

“If I could get their attention long enough, I felt they would see beneath the boobs and find the heart, and that they would see beneath the wig and find the brains. I think one big part of whatever appeal I possess is the fact that I look totally one way and that I am totally another. I look artificial, but I'm not.”

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Funny

“People think I'm as shallow and superficial as I look, and it's a surprise when they find out, sure enough, I am.”

Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Spiritual

“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.”

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Confident

“You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I then got the money, and gone.”

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Confident

“I know who I am, I know what I can and can't do. I know what I will and won't do. I know what I'm capable of and I don't agree to do things that I don't think I can pull off.”