Dolly Parton Quotes

Wondering if God loves us when we're cheating? Oh, but why he lets us feel things, if it's wrong.

Daddy worked for God, but asked for no pay. For he believed that God provides a way.

Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.

The freewill you have given, we have made a mockery of.

I am a seeker, a poor, sinful creature, there is no weaker than I.

Mine is a jealous heart, imagines things that never are.

I don't want to throw rice. I want to throw rocks.

I hope you're never happy with anybody but me, and every face you look into, I hope you're haunted by me. Yes, I'm possessive and jealous, at least I speak honestly.

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

I'm a singer, a writer and an actress - when I find something that I feel good enough about doing.

I write for myself things that I've gone through.

Leave something good in every day.

Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.

Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary.

Energy begets energy.

I've copyrighted 3,000 songs.

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

I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. I made 'em up myself.

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.

My life has been very full.

I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes.

I can write a song in about an hour if it's a simple country song.

I don't have to keep a diary. It seems like for the last 40 years my life has been lived in the press, so I can Google any date in my history and find out what I was doing.

I have just one tube of lipstick, but it's as big as a can of hairspray.

I have two favorite colors - white and yellow. White makes me feel light and airy. Yellow makes me happy.

I haven't stopped working since I was 10.

My mistakes are no worse than yours.

If you can read, you can find books on anything you want. You can self-educate even if you can't afford to go to school.

I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar farther than you could begin to imagine.

I do have a natural sense for business, which I think I get from my Dad.

I embrace everybody for who and what they are.

I have a good attitude. And I was born with a happy heart. I'm always looking for things to be better.

In fact, I bought our first family television with my own money, putting it on credit and then paying it off every week.

You can't just wish to be a millionaire; you have to figure out how to earn it.

So many of my relatives didn't get a chance to go to school, and my own Daddy couldn't read or write.

I used to try to write a song a day. I've been so busy lately.

I love everybody. My heart's open to everybody.

I love thinking, I love coming up with great ideas. I just get excited. Sometimes if I get a big idea, I'm just like a kid, like I've found a new toy.

Unless you have spent your life doing something, you are not likely to be successful, so always partner with people who are smarter than you.

I have a life outside the arenas.

I do think there's gonna always be a group of country people that are always going to love the old traditional sound.

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

Any business you go into, you have to think about how much money you are willing to put into it, and how much you are not.

With the first money I ever made I bought my Mommy and Daddy a car, and helped them fix their house up.

You never know what's going to happen to you when you head out into the big world. And when you get older, you don't know how you're going to be thought of or seen.

I'm very proud of all the bluegrass-oriented albums. It just reminded me and my fans that I should always record acoustic music and country records, along with anything else that I might want to do.

I like to think I've been a good example and an inspiration to some people. And some people say that about me, but I'm just going about my work and doing what I do best. I'm a very professional 'Me.'

People will use you as long as you let them.

I write a little something every day, even though I don't write a song [every day]. Everything inspires me. I'll come up with a line, or somebody will say something that will trigger something.

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.