Dolly Parton Quotes

I love story songs because I've always loved books.

Poor little Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan... If those little girls slept with as many men as they say in the tabloids, why their little butts would have more fingerprints than the FBI! I kinda feel sorry for them. We should give those two a break.

Cause I am strong and I can prove it And I got my dreams to see me through It's just a mountain, I can move it And with faith enough there's nothing I can't do And I can see the light of a clear blue morning And I can see the light of brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay [lyrics from "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"]

God made me the way that I am and it’s my business to be true to that.

Some guys look better as they get older.

Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was a great inspiration to me as well as every other female singer in the country music business. In addition to being a wonderful asset to country music, she was a wonderful woman. We will always remember her fondly.

I don't want to throw rice. I want to throw rocks.

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

Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.

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

What people do behind closed doors is certainly not my concern unless I'm there with them.

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.

Wildflowers don't care where they grow.

Many of my friends are gay, male and female. I don't judge people. I don't care what people do in their bedrooms and people shouldn't care what I do in mine.

Sometimes when I'm under pressure, if I think somebody is expecting stuff from me, I'll do better than if I was just left on my own. I can sit down - I'm a skilled writer, I've been doing it all my life - and I can get down to it.

George Jones was my all time favorite singer and one of my favorite people in the world.

I wear wigs all the time on shows, and every day when I'm in public, at Dollywood. People say, 'How many wigs do you have?' And I say, 'Well, at least 365 because I wear at least one a day.'

People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.'

I am amazed at the response of my being on the show. Everywhere I go, every young person points at me and says "Hi, Aunt Dolly." Or "Are you Aunt Dolly?" I love doing the show and I love Miley and Billy Ray [Cyrus]. I am proud to be her honorary Godmother.

I make jokes about it, but it's the truth that I kind of patterned my look after the town tramp. I didn't know what she was, just this woman who was blond and piled her hair up, wore high heels and tight skirts, and, boy, she was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen. Momma used to say, "Aw, she's just trash," and I thought, That's what I want to be when I grow up. Trash.

I have to not harden my heart, because I want to stay open to feel things.

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

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

I always love working with children. I never had children of my own. God has his purposes. God didn't let me have children so everybody's children could be mine. That's kind of how I'm looking at it.

You don't see too many atheists on the deathbed. They all start cramming then.

Thanks to Botox and fillers, as well as the work that I've already had, my face pretty much maintains itself.

People just overshoot trying to find God. They're going outside and trying everything. They don't realize that it's right inside themselves.

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

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.

I have surrounded myself with very smart people.

My boobs are fake, my hair's fake but what is real is my voice and my heart.

I do write a lot of children's songs, and I'm going to do a children's television show, which also means I'll be doing a lot of albums. So I do hope my future will hold a lot of things for children.

I just love life. I love people. I love to write, that's my gift. I love to sing. I have a good attitude. I like to think I shine from the inside.

I have two favorite colors - white and yellow. White makes me feel light and airy. Yellow makes me happy.

If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning.

I think so many people live their whole life in fear and doubt and shame.

Dreams are of no value if they don't have wings and feet.

Of course, 'I Will Always Love You' is the biggest song so far in my career. I'm famous for several, but that one has been recorded by more people and made me more money, I think, than all of them. But that song did come from a true and deep place in my heart.

I was born in an odd spot and was a very sensitive kid. My feelings could get hurt so easily because I always wanted to be loved, I wanted to be touched, I wanted to touch somebody. I wanted everybody to love me, so I think I was louder than I should have been. I was just trying to get attention. I always felt like I was somebody special, maybe it's because I needed to be somebody special.

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.

When I get down, I don't waller around for long.

I've used my femininity and my sexuality as a weapon and a tool... but that's just natural.

I hope life treats you kind, and I hope you have all that you ever dreamed of, and I wish you joy and happiness. But above all of this, I wish you love.

I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can.

God has his plans and his reasons. Sometimes we are supposed to go through things so that we learn lessons.

When its family, you tolerate what you'd kill others for.

A real important thing is that, though I rely on my husband for love, I rely on myself for strength.

I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them.