Dolly Parton quotes - page 5

I always wanted to be loved. (Dolly Parton)
I've used my femininity and my sexuality as a weapon and a tool... but that's just natural. View quote
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Life is a song to me. View quote
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A lot of people think I'm a comedian. View quote
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They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart. View quote
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I've never let a rhinestone go unturned. View quote
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I'm working on my life story. I'm not decided if it's going to be a musical or a movie with music in it. View quote
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I do believe that any successful business starts from the top and works its way down. View quote
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I do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out. View quote
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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. View quote
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I just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say. (Dolly Parton)
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. View quote
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The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone. View quote
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I was approached about having my own network many, many years ago. There were some people who wanted to start up a network, and I didn't want to get that involved in the business aspect of it. View quote
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I just don't feel like I have to explain myself. View quote
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I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet. View quote
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I wear wigs all the time on shows, and every day when I'm in public, at Dollywood. People say, 'How many wigs do you have?' And I say, 'Well, at least 365 because I wear at least one a day.' View quote
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For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood. View quote
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Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent. View quote
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My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school. View quote
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I think every entertainer's had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can't remember everything all the time, and especially if you're having hard times personally, things going on that you - you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse. (Dolly Parton)
I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've been very fortunate. View quote
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I'm not trying to be fashionable. Never was! View quote
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