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Singer-songwriter

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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“Jump out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen, pour myself a cup of ambition and yawn and stretch and try to come alive.”

Trying Work Alive Bed Ambition Cups Kitchen

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“I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different.”

Trying Believe Stills Different Teeth Fairy Easter Santa Bunnies I Still Believe Tooth Fairy Believe In Santa Easter Bunny

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“I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.”

Trying Quitting Never Quit

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“I don't keep up with a lot of trends. I've never been a fashion horse. I'm so busy writing my songs, trying to maintain my business, and all the new things that come along. I stay working all the time.”

Writing Trying Song Fashion Horse Busy Trends New Things Working All The Time

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“I don't listen to music for fun. I ain't got enough time for fun! I'm always busy writing my own music. I don't try to compete or see what other people are doing.”

People Writing Trying Enough Fun My Own Busy Listening To Music Enough Time

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“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.”

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“I'm not really a political-type person, meaning that I don't really make great stands or whatever, but if you ask me a direct question I say it shouldn't matter who you are, whether you're black, white, green, gay, male, female. If you can do a job and do it well you should be paid for it, you should be respected for it, and you have to be responsible. I think sometimes people can go too fare trying to make a point. I think they should just make their point and go on about.”

“You gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that's left for you or to make one of your own.”

Trying Left Fit Keep Trying Niche Trying To Fit In

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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 was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.”

Trying Heart Born Attitude Good Attitude Happy Heart

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“I try to see the good in everybody, and I don't care who people are as long as they're themselves, whatever that is.”

People Trying Long Care Don't Care I Don't Care

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

Trying I Can Sometimes Accused

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“I try not to go around looking like a hag.”

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

People Trying Realizing Trying Everything

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“I’m trying my best to keep up with all this new technology and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that are in the know and kind of help me out with all that.”

People Knows Trying Kind Helping Technology Wonderful Help Me Surround New Technology

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“I just try to be true to myself and look the way that I'm comfortable looking. Because if I'm comfortable with me, then you're going to be comfortable with me as well.”

Ifs Way Trying Wells Looks Comfortable Being True True To Myself

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“I try to be good at it, whatever part I'm playing - even in my daily life or when the spotlight hits me on the stage to perform - I gotta be alive every second in this world. With or without the applause!”

World Trying Alive Stage This World Be Good Daily Life Applause Spotlight Every Second

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“You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.”

Trying Enough Whole Women Bravery Brave Badass

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“I'm not happy all the time, and I wouldn't want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.”

Want Trying Persons Shallow Not Happy Shallow Person

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“I'm not trying to be fashionable. Never was!”

Trying Fashionable

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

Trying Years Different Play Different Things Mainstream Through The Years Tailors

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“I've never had a divorce, but I've seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can't write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I'm able to kind of express it, or their joy.”

People Writing Trying Kind Able Joy Stuff Sorrow My Friends My Family Divorce My Sister

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“I tried the Scarsdale diet and the Stillman water diet (you remember that one, where you run weight off trying to get to the bathroom).”

Trying Humor Running Funny Remember Water Loss Weight Diets Bathroom Weight Loss

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“Now I usually try not to give advice. Information, yes, advice, no. But, what has worked for me may not work for you. Well, take for instance what has worked for me. Wigs. Tight clothes. Push up bras.”

Giving Trying Wells May Advice Information Clothes Instance Wigs Bras Funny Graduation Funny Commencement Push Ups Tight Clothes

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“When I meet someone, I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first - it's easy to find when you're looking for it. You let a person shine with their own light and try to connect it to yours. As soon as I say hello, I go right to that light and I don't care who you are! I know we're all pieces of the same thing - I go for that common light because I know it's in all of us.”

Knows Trying Firsts Looks Persons Light Eye Care Easy Common Pieces Who You Are Shining Don't Care I Don't Care Hello

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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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