Dolly Parton Quotes

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.

Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

I love writing every song I can like a little mini movie. I like to have a character, or some characters, and really paint a picture with the song.

All the fame and fortune, glory and prestige, can't make me happy if it goes against what I believe.

People get a kick out of my stupidity.

I'm easy to look like, so there are lots and lots of Dolly look-alikes.

Kenneth Hari is a true artist and in my opinion a psychic. When he is painting you, he feels your heart and soul.

I'm very proud of all the bluegrass-oriented albums. It just reminded me and my fans that I should always record acoustic music and country records, along with anything else that I might want to do.

Don't lose your temper; use it.

I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.

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.

Years ago when I first started being a big star I had fans that were fanatical. It was when "Jolene" was a big hit.

I don't know what the big deal is about old age. Old people who shine from the inside look 10 to 20 years younger.

Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.

Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent.

I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.

I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.

Daddy's working boots have taken many steps for us.

There are certainly a lot of things that still need to change when it comes to women in the workforce.

I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope.

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

A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends.

I've never been pregnant, so I just feel God didn't mean for me to have kids so that everybody else's children could be mine.

I know my hair is out of the '60's, my clothes are '50's and the shoes I wear are from the '40's. But I like looking like I came out of a fairy tale.

I have just one tube of lipstick, but it's as big as a can of hairspray.

I describe my look as a blend of mother goose, cinderella, and the local hooker!

I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed.

Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself. It all gets back to the fact that I am, first of all, a songwriter and a singer.

I have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I'm such a short little thing, I can't reach my kitchen cabinets.

Truth is, I wouldn't know a gigabyte from a snakebite.

I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.'

Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were - if we ever were any good.

You can't just will your dreams to come true. You have to work hard. You have to give 'em wings, arms, legs...whatever it takes to make your dreams come true.

My biggest extravagances are also investments. I have several houses in California, a house in Nashville, an office complex, and I bought the old home place in Tennessee. They are different places for me to write, but I can turn right around and sell them.

I was always a junk food person, still am.

I'll never graduate from collagen.

You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!

People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.

I do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out.

Sometimes, you see folks who have a negative view of dreamers - people who sit around all day on their hindquarters and do absolutely nothing. These folks aren't dreamers - they are just lazy. To me, dreaming is just part of being alive, inspired, and curious about the world.

I have a life outside the arenas.

I met my husband before I became a star, and he doesn't care about any of it.

I'm in the public eye, so I don't care who knows what I get done. If I see something sagging, dragging, or bagging, I get it sucked, tucked, or plucked.

I love to make things happen, I love to see things happen, I love to be a part of things that are happening.

I write for myself things that I've gone through.

I've enjoyed all the parts of my career.

Wondering if God loves us when we're cheating? Oh, but why he lets us feel things, if it's wrong.