Dolly Parton Quotes

Our own freewill, to choose the paths we take, no greater deed could ever be done than for another's sake.

As a songwriter, you're allowed to write anything, and as a person, I am all colors in the rainbow. I've been through everything, you know, so I can write a positive song like 'Better Get to Livin'' because that's my attitude. But that doesn't mean I'm happy all the time. You can't be a deep and serious songwriter without feelings. You kinda have to live with your feelings out on your sleeve and get hurt more than most people. The fear I might get hurt means I might not be able to write another song.

Dollywood is a family park, and all families are welcome. We do have a policy about profanity or controversial messages on clothing or signs. It is to protect the individual wearing or carrying them, as well as to keep down fights or problems by those opposed to it at the park.

When I'm feeling a little low, I put on my favorite high heels to stand a little taller.

I like to think I've been a good example and an inspiration to some people. And some people say that about me, but I'm just going about my work and doing what I do best. I'm a very professional 'Me.'

You're no Elvis Presley, I'm no Marilyn Monroe, but I do think you're sexy, just thought I'd tell you so.

Money ain't everything.

I used to try to write a song a day. I've been so busy lately.

A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.

After Momma gave birth to twelve of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her.

I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.

I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy.

I don't have to keep a diary. It seems like for the last 40 years my life has been lived in the press, so I can Google any date in my history and find out what I was doing.

All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

Anyone who knows or cares anything about real country music will agree that George Jones is the voice of it.

I love everybody. My heart's open to everybody.

Mine is a jealous heart, imagines things that never are.

Love is only as strong as your weakest moment.

I used to always sit in church looking out the windows at the boys, wondering if I could make an excuse to go out and, you know, go to the bathroom because all the outdoor toilets. But anyhow, I was only going out to see the boys.

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

My mama never wore a pair of pants when I was growing up, and now that's all she wears. It was so funny for me when I first started seeing Mama wear pants. It was like it wasn't Mama. Now I've bought her many a pantsuit because she just lives in them.

I tried the Scarsdale diet and the Stillman water diet (you remember that one, where you run weight off trying to get to the bathroom).

Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods.

If we can't be true to ourselves, what can we be true to?

That traveling man was a two time lover, he took my love, then he took my mother.

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

Sevier County is a great area.

The guitar is my favorite and the one, I guess, I'm best at. But I play enough of the different instruments to be able to write with them and to, hopefully, to make myself look impressive on stage.

We're phonies if we're not exactly who we are.

Those people who wake up and they're just beautiful, they're just born that way. Well that ain't me. I gotta work for everything I've got.

My aunt in Knoxville would bring newspapers up, which we used for toilet paper. Before we used it, we'd look at the pictures.

Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.

I often get myself in love trouble because I'm so passionate; I love so much and so deep.

I'd love to develop and star in my own children's show, write children's books, do children's albums, movies, DVDs, etc.

I write what I write, say what I say, 'cause I feel what I feel, and if I did it different, it would make me a liar! So I'd rather be an honest person than a good liar.

I'm very short, so I just have to watch my weight because I have a big appetite.

Smile, it enhances your face value.

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.

Less is not more. More is more.

When I got somethin' to say, I'll say it.

Paradise is a state of mind.

I'm always amazed by the people who work on stage who sing night after night, day after day, week in week out.

I am confident that partnering my Dollywood Company with a great company like Gaylord will create something truly special.

One of the things I'm real proud of is I just made a deal with 20th Century Fox, and I've got my own production company now. I'm developing some television and movies for other people because I have a lot of fresh new ideas. To write is what I love the most.

I have a tendency to be awfully big-hearted and it's very hard for me to say no, even when I need to.

I have been asked to pose for Penthouse on my hundredth birthday. Everybody is going to be sorry.

Life is a song to me.

It's always great to perform at home in the good ol' U.S.A.