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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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“I've always been a freak and different, oddball even in my childhood and my own family, so I can relate to people who are struggling and trying to find their true identity. I do not sit in the seat of judgment. .. I love people for who they are. We're all God's children.”

People Trying Children I Can Different My Own Struggle Childhood Identity Judgment Relate Seats Freak Being Different Freaky Individual Differences True Identity Oddballs

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“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!”

People Way Looks Stills I Can Body Bigs Age Hair Stuck Breasts Heels Nails Rolling Cartoon Eighty High Heels Wheelchairs Big Hair

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“I wake up with new dreams every day. So the more I can do to channel that into things that I love to create is healthier for me and probably for everybody around me. And the older I get, the earlier I get up. The second my feet hit the floor, I'm awake. I'm like hurry, hurry. I just love life. And I feel like we ain't got but a certain amount of time anyway. I want to make the most of all of it.”

Want Feels I Can Dream Certain Can Do Feet Amount Wake Up Get Up Awake Love Life

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“I feel blessed that I still have the little Dolly in my heart, I'm still the same girl that wants to squeeze every little drop out of life that I can.”

Want Feels Heart Littles Stills I Can Girl My Heart Blessed Luck

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“Some things are strange to me, and some things are odd. But I don't condemn. If you can accept me, I can accept you.”

Ifs I Can Accepting Strange Odd Accept Me

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“I never have thought I was beautiful and I never can get beautiful enough. I'm always doing whatever I can to look as good as I can, nipping and tucking if necessary. When you're older, you probably look more bizarre to people. But I don't care. I'm just totally convinced that it's more important that I be happy with me.”

People Ifs Looks I Can Important Enough Care Beautiful Don't Care Convinced I Don't Care Bizarre

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“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.”

Ifs Thinking I Can Sometimes Left Stuff My Own Pressure Expecting Under Pressure

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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.”

Way Want Littles I Can Hard Bigs Sex Appetite

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“I don't think I'm a great actress. I think I can act or I can react. Coming from a musical background and being a dramatic singer and writer, when I write stuff I really feel it. So I sing it like it comes from here. That's how I do the acting.”

Thinking Feels Writing I Can Stuff Acting Musical Actresses Singers Backgrounds Dramatic

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“I'm so thankful I can write songs. I can capture all those memories in my songs and keep those memories alive.”

Writing I Can Song Memories Alive Capture

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“When I talk to a man, I can always tell what he's thinking by where he is looking. If he is looking at my eyes, he is looking for intelligence. If he is looking at my mouth, he is looking for wisdom. But if he is looking anywhere else except my chest he's looking for another man.”

Ifs Thinking Men I Can Eye Mouths Chests Another Man

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“If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control.”

Ifs I Can Weight Dresses

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“I wake up with new dreams every day...more I can do to channel that into things that I love to create is healthier for me and probably for everybody around me.”

I Can Dream Can Do Wake Up

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“When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they're not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.”

Ifs Knows Trying Littles Stills I Can Causes Wake Up Be Good Why Not

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“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.”

Ifs Littles I Can House Exercise Shoes Kitchen Tennis Little Things Slips Heels Cabinets Tennis Shoes

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“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.”

Writing I Can Different Home Turns House Office Sells Investment Complexes California Different Place Nashville Extravagance Tennessee Home Place

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“I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes.”

Trying I Can Sometimes Accused

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“I can write a song in about an hour if it's a simple country song.”

Ifs Writing I Can Country Song Hours Simple

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

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“No, I can't do rap music...”

I Can Rap Rap Music

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“First thing I do in the morning, after I have my breakfast and do my spiritual work, is put on my makeup and fix my hair, and I can do my makeup in 15 minutes.”

Firsts I Can Spiritual Can Do Morning Minutes Hair Makeup Breakfast Morning After Spiritual Work

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“I would honestly say that with all the awards and all the other things that I've done in my life, Dollywood is one of the greatest dreams that I've ever had come true - I am so proud of that I can't even begin to tell you, Dollywood is real special to me.”

I Can Real Done Dream Special Proud Honestly Awards Special To Me

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“When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.”

I Can Inspiration Next Waiting Inspired Come Up Excited Because I Can

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“I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.”

People I Can Facts Motivational Can Do Accepting Limits Entrepreneur Uplifting Can Do Something Badass Women

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“I know who I am, I know what I can and can't do. I know what I will and won't do. I know what I'm capable of and I don't agree to do things that I don't think I can pull off.”

Thinking Knows I Can Capable Agree Who I Am

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“I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that.”

Inspirational Stills I Can Home Eye Draws

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“Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.”

I Can Miles Spots Miles Away

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“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"]”

I Can Enough Dream Light Moving Strong Causes Morning Clear Mountain Prove Okay Blue Brands New Day Prove It Brand New I Am Strong Brand New Day

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“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next. Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

Ifs Way Want I Can Purpose Next Waiting Rain Who You Are Inspired Come Up Excited Rainbow Because I Can

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“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.”

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“I can't do nothing just a little.”

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“Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'”

“I can't tell anybody else how to run their life or their business, but I really believe I've got a good bead on myself.”

Believe I Can Running Beads

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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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