Dolly Parton Quotes

American - Musician January 19, 1946

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Roots Trees Make Take Storms Deeper

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

Love Kindness You Rich Dollar Put Sign Spirit Things Those

You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!

You Look How Cheap Costs How Much Much Surprised

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.

Good Queen Girl Born Drag Good Thing Otherwise Thing I Was Born A Good Thing

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

Myself People Accept Something Because Else Fact Going Just Just Because Limit Something Else I Can

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

Fire Woman Burn First Bra Days Department Four Out Put Took

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Rain You Rainbow Way See Gotta Put Up Want I See

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

Wind Adjust Cannot Sails Direct We Cannot

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

Next Wait See Come Because Excited Get Inspired Up

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

You Brave Never Enough Lot Try Unless Whole

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

You Walking Road Like Start Another Paving

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.

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Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.

You Purpose Who Find Out

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

Myself Feel Like Just Explain

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

Intelligence Dumb Know Blonde Also Because Jokes Offended

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

Me Day Poor School Bus Depressing Even Hated Just Kids Little Little Kids See I See

I modelled my looks on the town tramp.

Looks Town Tramp Modelled

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

Music You Words Bad About Bad Things Country Country Music Like Momma Saying Talk Them Things

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

Food Men Always Order Been Weaknesses

Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.

Always Mountains Making Out Plastic

I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.

You Look Next Live Amusement Door Girl Happen Just Like Next Door Park

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

Eyes Home Go Always Close Draw Go Home Still I Can

I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.

Me Enough Someone Old Cranky Now Old Enough Put Tell Them Tried Where

I'm not a politician. And I don't want to be.

Politician Want

I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs.

Guitar Serious Old Writing Playing Some Songs Started Years

I've copyrighted 3,000 songs.

I've enjoyed all the parts of my career.

Career Enjoyed Parts

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.

Attitude Good People Stop Any Anymore Ever Older Older People Were

I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

Myself Good Look Dog Good Shape Got Her Keep Like Shape Show

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

Love Man Never Like Flirt Met I Love

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

Me Children Support Like Expect Old Songs Them

I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn't read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with.

I have surrounded myself with very smart people.

Myself People Smart Smart People Surrounded Very

I think that I know the value of a dollar.

Think Value Know Dollar I Think

I've been very fortunate.

Very Fortunate Been

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

Money Look Cheap Costs Lot

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

Try Things Play Through Different Different Things Get Mainstream Some Tried Years

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.

Car Singer Making Out Anyway Even Gonna Had Kind Musician Records Sell Trunk

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.

Life Myself Good Business Anybody Anybody Else Believe Else Got How Really Run Tell

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.

I Am Think Will Who Agree Am Capable Know Off Pull Things I Can

My life has been very full.

Life My Life Full Very Been Has-Been

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

See Something Get I See Dragging Sucked Tucked

I have a big gay and lesbian following and they've been very loyal and kind to me.

Me Gay Big Lesbian Been Following Kind Loyal Very

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