Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs an operation, somebody ain't got this, somebody ain't got that. Or to give the kids all a car when they graduate.

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

Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.

When I was with Andy Warhol, I thought, 'God, his wig looks cheaper than mine!'

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

I wouldn't wanna go out not looking like the Dolly people have come to know, because I've come to know her that way, too.

I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community.