Dolly Parton Quotes

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My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.

- Dolly Parton

Song, Some, Cut, Album

I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red.

- Dolly Parton

Emotions, Cowards, Which, Mad

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

- Dolly Parton

Love, She, Always, Madonna

God tells us not to judge one another, no matter what anyone's sexual preferences are or if they're black, brown or purple.

- Dolly Parton

Black, Another, Preferences, Brown

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

- Dolly Parton

Mountains, Lot, Realise, Smoky

Someone once asked me, 'How long does it take to do your hair.' I said, 'I don't know, I'm never there.'

- Dolly Parton

Long, How, Your, Asked

I've always kinda been a little outcast myself, a little oddball, doin' my thing, my own way. And it's been hard for me to, to be accepted, certainly in the early years of my life.

- Dolly Parton

My Life, Always, Certainly, Kinda

Dollywood is a family park, and all families are welcome. We do have a policy about profanity or controversial messages on clothing or signs. It is to protect the individual wearing or carrying them, as well as to keep down fights or problems by those opposed to it at the park.

- Dolly Parton

Down, Profanity, About, Clothing

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

Run, Circles, Had, Paparazzi

That little Miley Cyrus... she's like a little Elvis. The kids love her because she's Hannah Montana, but what people don't realize about her is she is such a fantastic singer and songwriter. She writes songs like she's 40 years old!

- Dolly Parton

Love, Singer, About, Fantastic

People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.

- Dolly Parton

College, Young, Like, College Kids

I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?'

- Dolly Parton

Play, Fact, Asking, Witch

I've never been a feminist.

- Dolly Parton

Never, Been, Feminist

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

- Dolly Parton

Love, Never, I Love, Flirt

Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were - if we ever were any good.

- Dolly Parton

Attitude, People, Anymore, Older People

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.

- Dolly Parton

Reach, Heels, Always, Slip

The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue.

- Dolly Parton

Makeup, Caught, Before, Bath

God and I have a great relationship, but we both see other people.

- Dolly Parton

Relationship, See, Other, Great Relationship

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

- Dolly Parton

Sails, We Cannot, Direct, Adjust

No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!

- Dolly Parton

Love, Dress, Other, Tennessee

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

- Dolly Parton

Degree, University, Given, Tennessee

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.

- Dolly Parton

Singing, Thought, Big, Tennessee

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.

- Dolly Parton

Different Places, Several, Tennessee

All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

- Dolly Parton

Very, Musical, Minister, Pentecostal

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

- Dolly Parton

Hometown, One Day, Helping, Scottish

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.'

- Dolly Parton

Love, Death, I Can, None

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

- Dolly Parton

Cheaper, Warhol, Mine, Wig

I'm an energy vampire. I just suck off everybody's energy. But I give it back.

- Dolly Parton

Give, Back, Everybody, Vampire

I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then.

- Dolly Parton

I Remember, Very, Had, Early

I will never retire unless I have to.

- Dolly Parton

Never, Will, Unless, Retire

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