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Famous Dolly Parton Quotes
“It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you.”
“What people do behind closed doors is certainly not my concern unless I'm there with them.”
“I'll be wearing my high heels, even if I'm up to my knees in mud”
“A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends.”
“People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.'”
“A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money.”
“You don't see too many atheists on the deathbed. They all start cramming then.”
“A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares... if you don't really work them.”
“A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.”
“Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.”
“I ain't never far away from a pencil and paper or a tape recorder.”
“I come from a family of 12, so I kind of got a little lost as a child.”
“I don't think you ever really know what all you're doing, so you have to act on faith.”
“I love traveling all over the world; but it's true: there's nothing like home.”
“I think so many people live their whole life in fear and doubt and shame.”
“I'll bring my grits when I travel, because I get so hungry on the road.”
“Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.”