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Dolly Parton quotes: I think everyone should be with who they love.

I think everyone should be with who they love.

Dolly Parton quotes: My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.

My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them.

I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'm a show-off basically ... always have been.

I'm a show-off basically ... always have been.

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

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

Dolly Parton quotes: Mama sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love. She made my coat of many colors that I was proud of.

Mama sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love. She made my coat of many colors that I was proud of.

Dolly Parton quotes: I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.

I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.

Dolly Parton quotes: I do have a few little tattoos, but they were mostly done to cover scars because I'm so fair.

I do have a few little tattoos, but they were mostly done to cover scars because I'm so fair.

Dolly Parton quotes: The hardest exercise for most of us fat people is that one where we push our chairback from the dinner table.

The hardest exercise for most of us fat people is that one where we push our chairback from the dinner table.

Dolly Parton quotes: 'Wrecking Ball' is a great song.

'Wrecking Ball' is a great song.

Dolly Parton quotes: The doc swore she came out screamin' in the key of E.

The doc swore she came out screamin' in the key of E.

Dolly Parton quotes: I do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out.

I do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out.

Dolly Parton quotes: People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God.

People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God.

Dolly Parton quotes: I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals,

I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals,

Dolly Parton quotes: You're no Elvis Presley, I'm no Marilyn Monroe, but I do think you're sexy, just thought I'd tell you so.

You're no Elvis Presley, I'm no Marilyn Monroe, but I do think you're sexy, just thought I'd tell you so.

Dolly Parton quotes: Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'm a workin' girl.

I'm a workin' girl.

Dolly Parton quotes: All the fame and fortune, glory and prestige, can't make me happy if it goes against what I believe.

All the fame and fortune, glory and prestige, can't make me happy if it goes against what I believe.

Dolly Parton quotes: I think that I know the value of a dollar.

I think that I know the value of a dollar.

Dolly Parton quotes: Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do.

Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do.

Dolly Parton quotes: It's always great to perform at home in the good ol' U.S.A.

It's always great to perform at home in the good ol' U.S.A.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'm a showgirl, as you can tell. I'm ever ready.

I'm a showgirl, as you can tell. I'm ever ready.

Dolly Parton quotes: If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked.

If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked.

Dolly Parton quotes: 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.

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.

Dolly Parton quotes: Me and God have a great relationship, but we're both seeing other people.

Me and God have a great relationship, but we're both seeing other people.

Dolly Parton quotes: I have been asked to pose for Penthouse on my hundredth birthday. Everybody is going to be sorry.

I have been asked to pose for Penthouse on my hundredth birthday. Everybody is going to be sorry.

Dolly Parton quotes: 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.

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.

Dolly Parton quotes: I count my blessings far more than I count my money.

I count my blessings far more than I count my money.

Dolly Parton quotes: Speaking of the devil, well here he comes now. Got my defenses down. And I'd go through hell to make him mine.

Speaking of the devil, well here he comes now. Got my defenses down. And I'd go through hell to make him mine.

Dolly Parton quotes: If people work for me over the years, I expect them to be paid what they're owed, but I don't expect them to be paid more than they earn.

If people work for me over the years, I expect them to be paid what they're owed, but I don't expect them to be paid more than they earn.

Dolly Parton quotes: I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'

I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'

Dolly Parton quotes: Thanks to Botox and fillers, as well as the work that I've already had, my face pretty much maintains itself.

Thanks to Botox and fillers, as well as the work that I've already had, my face pretty much maintains itself.

Dolly Parton quotes: If I'd married someone in show business, there'd be too much competition.

If I'd married someone in show business, there'd be too much competition.

Dolly Parton quotes: I've always believed in my talent. And I've always had more guts than talent.

I've always believed in my talent. And I've always had more guts than talent.

Dolly Parton quotes: I have little feet because nothing grows in the shade.

I have little feet because nothing grows in the shade.

Dolly Parton quotes: 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.

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.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'd love to do a duet, always wanted to work with Madonna, but she never asked.

I'd love to do a duet, always wanted to work with Madonna, but she never asked.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'll just wait right here for you cause I know your new love won't last. I wound easy, but I heal fast.

I'll just wait right here for you cause I know your new love won't last. I wound easy, but I heal fast.

Dolly Parton quotes: I try not to go around looking like a hag.

I try not to go around looking like a hag.

Dolly Parton quotes: When I was with Andy Warhol, I thought, 'God, his wig looks cheaper than mine!'

When I was with Andy Warhol, I thought, 'God, his wig looks cheaper than mine!'

Dolly Parton quotes: 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.

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.

Dolly Parton quotes: The tits and the hair and the personality helped build the whole Dolly deal, but it was my music that brought me out of the Smokey Mountains.

The tits and the hair and the personality helped build the whole Dolly deal, but it was my music that brought me out of the Smokey Mountains.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb - and I'm not blonde either.

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb - and I'm not blonde either.

Dolly Parton quotes: A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money.

A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money.

Dolly Parton quotes: My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.

My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.

Dolly Parton quotes: A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.

A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.

Dolly Parton quotes: I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.'

I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.'

Dolly Parton quotes: I've been very fortunate.

I've been very fortunate.

Dolly Parton quotes: We're afraid to live, because we're afraid of dying.

We're afraid to live, because we're afraid of dying.

Dolly Parton quotes: I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

Dolly Parton quotes: I come from a family of 12, so I kind of got a little lost as a child.

I come from a family of 12, so I kind of got a little lost as a child.

Dolly Parton quotes: I've never had that much trouble with the paparazzi, but I don't run the same circles that a lot of these people that do get hounded by the paparazzi.

I've never had that much trouble with the paparazzi, but I don't run the same circles that a lot of these people that do get hounded by the paparazzi.

Dolly Parton quotes: 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.

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.

Dolly Parton quotes: Anyone who knows or cares anything about real country music will agree that George Jones is the voice of it.

Anyone who knows or cares anything about real country music will agree that George Jones is the voice of it.

Dolly Parton quotes: I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.

I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.

Dolly Parton quotes: I had to get rich so I could sing like I was poor again.

I had to get rich so I could sing like I was poor again.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

Dolly Parton quotes: Wildflowers don't care where they grow.

Wildflowers don't care where they grow.

Dolly Parton quotes: I do believe that any successful business starts from the top and works its way down.

I do believe that any successful business starts from the top and works its way down.

Dolly Parton quotes: I'm just a person; I like to experience whatever the feeling is and whatever I'm going through.

I'm just a person; I like to experience whatever the feeling is and whatever I'm going through.

Dolly Parton quotes: A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares ... if you don't really work them.

A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares ... if you don't really work them.

Dolly Parton quotes: I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.

I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.

Dolly Parton quotes: When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.

When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.

Dolly Parton quotes: Daddy's working boots have taken many steps for us.

Daddy's working boots have taken many steps for us.

Dolly Parton quotes: Until I was a teenager, I used red pokeberries for lipstick and a burnt matchstick for eyeliner. I used honeysuckle for perfume.

Until I was a teenager, I used red pokeberries for lipstick and a burnt matchstick for eyeliner. I used honeysuckle for perfume.

Dolly Parton quotes: I think there is a little magic in the fact that I'm so totally real but look so artificial at the same time.

I think there is a little magic in the fact that I'm so totally real but look so artificial at the same time.

Dolly Parton quotes: When I have sex with my husband, I fantasize I am with a petite, hot young woman.

When I have sex with my husband, I fantasize I am with a petite, hot young woman.

Dolly Parton quotes: I think of country radio like a great lover: you were nice to me, you gave me a lot of cool stuff, and then you dumped my ass for another

I think of country radio like a great lover: you were nice to me, you gave me a lot of cool stuff, and then you dumped my ass for another woman.

Dolly Parton quotes: I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that.

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

Dolly Parton quotes: When you come from where I come from, if anyone in the family makes it out, the others kind of come with you.

When you come from where I come from, if anyone in the family makes it out, the others kind of come with you.

Dolly Parton quotes: You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

Dolly Parton quotes: Being born was the worse and the first mistake I ever made. The doctor didn't spank me, he just slapped me in the face.

Being born was the worse and the first mistake I ever made. The doctor didn't spank me, he just slapped me in the face.

Dolly Parton quotes: I think that all creative people are a little bit nuts ...

I think that all creative people are a little bit nuts ...

Dolly Parton quotes: All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right.

All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right.

Dolly Parton quotes: I love writing every song I can like a little mini movie. I like to have a character, or some characters, and really paint a picture with the song.

I love writing every song I can like a little mini movie. I like to have a character, or some characters, and really paint a picture with the song.

Dolly Parton quotes: When I got somethin' to say, I'll say it.

When I got somethin' to say, I'll say it.

Dolly Parton quotes: Smile, it increases you face value.

Smile, it increases you face value.

Dolly Parton quotes: I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy.

I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy.

Dolly Parton quotes: I was not a natural beauty, and I always wanted to be pretty. I just have such an outgoing personality that it's fitting that I would be overdone.

I was not a natural beauty, and I always wanted to be pretty. I just have such an outgoing personality that it's fitting that I would be overdone.

Dolly Parton quotes: I don't like to get involved in things that I am not familiar with. I'm kind of a hands-on type of person.

I don't like to get involved in things that I am not familiar with. I'm kind of a hands-on type of person.

Dolly Parton quotes: I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.

I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.

Dolly Parton quotes: It took me years to eat a lot of shellfish. I was probably 20 years old before I had even seen a shrimp cocktail. I like oysters, but fried.

It took me years to eat a lot of shellfish. I was probably 20 years old before I had even seen a shrimp cocktail. I like oysters, but fried.

Dolly Parton quotes: Truth is, I wouldn't know a gigabyte from a snakebite.

Truth is, I wouldn't know a gigabyte from a snakebite.

Dolly Parton quotes: I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.

I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.

Dolly Parton quotes: Our own freewill, to choose the paths we take, no greater deed could ever be done than for another's sake.

Our own freewill, to choose the paths we take, no greater deed could ever be done than for another's sake.

Dolly Parton quotes: I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.

I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.

Dolly Parton quotes: No one is ever successful at everything that they do.

No one is ever successful at everything that they do.

Dolly Parton quotes: No one could have been nicer, classier nor better looking than Dick Clark. I've had a crush on him since I was a teenager.

No one could have been nicer, classier nor better looking than Dick Clark. I've had a crush on him since I was a teenager.

Dolly Parton quotes: Sevier County is a great area.

Sevier County is a great area.

Dolly Parton quotes: People get a kick out of my stupidity.

People get a kick out of my stupidity.

Dolly Parton quotes: A real important thing is that, though I rely on my husband for love, I rely on myself for strength.

A real important thing is that, though I rely on my husband for love, I rely on myself for strength.

Dolly Parton quotes: Got those moods a swinging, tears a slinging, nothing fits me, when it hits me, ranting, raving, misbehaving, PMS blues.

Got those moods a swinging, tears a slinging, nothing fits me, when it hits me, ranting, raving, misbehaving, PMS blues.

Dolly Parton quotes: I love to flirt, and I've never met a man I didn't like.

I love to flirt, and I've never met a man I didn't like.

Dolly Parton quotes: There's nothing like white trash at the White House.

There's nothing like white trash at the White House.

Dolly Parton quotes: People always ask me if they're mine. Yes, they are ... all bought and paid for.

People always ask me if they're mine. Yes, they are ... all bought and paid for.

Dolly Parton quotes: Don't lose your temper; use it.

Don't lose your temper; use it.

Dolly Parton quotes: Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Dolly Parton quotes: It's almost like being trapped in some other form. The real me is so different from the way I look on the outside.

It's almost like being trapped in some other form. The real me is so different from the way I look on the outside.

Dolly Parton quotes: My lips, I've used collagen. I line my lips with collagen.

My lips, I've used collagen. I line my lips with collagen.

Dolly Parton quotes: That's the great thing about a sense of humor and a sex drive, you can't wait to share it with everybody else.

That's the great thing about a sense of humor and a sex drive, you can't wait to share it with everybody else.