You are the song of every bird, you are the poet's every word, every artist's picture, every writer's play.

To me it's a two-way street. They're good to me, and I'm good to them. It's a natural thing for me to love people, and I think people sense it. ... I am secure with the kind of person I am. I don't feel like I'm better than anyone, but I'm just as good as anyone.

I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

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've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own.

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.

If you can read, you can find books on anything you want. You can self-educate even if you can't afford to go to school.