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Dolly Parton is an American country singer-songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Born on January 19, 1946, in Tennessee, she is renowned for her distinctive voice and creative talent. She has written and performed numerous classic country music hits, including 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You'. Dolly Parton has achieved great success not only in music but also in film and television, winning multiple awards.

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Famous Dolly Parton Quotes

“I'm like a cartoon! I'll look this way when I'm eighty. I can see it now, people will be rolling me around in a wheelchair and I'll still have my big hair, nails, my high heels and my boobs stuck out!”

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“I've never been the big recording star I'd love to be some day. I've had lots of hits off and on through the years but I've never had the success of other artists - one hit after another back-to-back-to-back and big hits, where every song is going to be number one. I'm not greedy or nothing. I just want everything. Is there something wrong with that?”

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“If I could get their attention long enough, I felt they would see beneath the boobs and find the heart, and that they would see beneath the wig and find the brains. I think one big part of whatever appeal I possess is the fact that I look totally one way and that I am totally another. I look artificial, but I'm not.”

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“I'm short and I have a big appetite. I can't do nothing just a little. It's the same with anything I do. It's very hard for me to love a little, have sex a little, to eat a little. I like to do everything, and I like to do it all the way that I want to do it.”

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“I just always knew I was going to be a star. I was always going to be rich so I could buy things for Mommy and Daddy, so that I could buy them a big house and we could have things.”

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“You never know what's going to happen to you when you head out into the big world. And when you get older, you don't know how you're going to be thought of or seen.”

Knows World Bigs Happens Know How

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“Having a big gay following, I get hate mail and threats. Some people are blind or ignorant, and you can't be that prejudiced and hateful and go through this world and still be happy.”

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“My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old and I thought it was big time.”

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“I always thought that if I made it big or got successful at what I had started out to do, that I wanted to come back to my part of the country and do something great, something that would bring a lot of jobs into this area.”

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

Bigs Fans Rocks Husband My Husband Rock Music

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

Bigs Watches Weight Appetite

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

Years Firsts Bigs Stars Fans Years Ago

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“I have a big gay and lesbian following and they've been very loyal and kind to me.”

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“People make jokes about my bosoms, why don't they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It's obvious I've got big ones and if people want to assume they're not mine, then let them.”

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

Needs Hard Bigs Tendencies Hearted

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“If I hadn't been a woman, I'd be a drag queen for sure. I like all that flair and I'd be dressing up in them high heels and putting on the big hair. I'd be like Ru Paul.”

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“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.”

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“Sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.”

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“I do have big tits. Always had 'em - pushed 'em up, whacked 'em around. Why not make fun of 'em? I've made a fortune with 'em.”

Made Bigs Fun Fortune Ems Why Not

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“Some of my dreams are so big they would scare you.”

Dream Bigs Scare

Author:Dolly Parton

About the Author

Born: January 19, 1946
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 567

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Not Dumb, Not Blonde: Dolly In ConversationRelated source material

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