Dolly Parton Quotes

“We give scholarships to high school kids and a new library of books to every preschool child in the county where I was born. I didn't have books at home so I did all my reading at school. I love books and I believe that helping kids to read gives them a great start in life.”

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

“Is forever longer than always?”

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

“It's when you treat people like freaks that you become one yourself.”

“They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart.”

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

“'9 to 5,' that little song, that little story, just won't ever end. Just like 'I Will Always Love You,' it just keeps comin' back, popping up its head in one way or another.”

“I have suffered most of the things I write about - or my friends have.”

“I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them.”

“Now I usually try not to give advice. Information, yes, advice, no. But, what has worked for me may not work for you. Well, take for instance what has worked for me. Wigs. Tight clothes. Push up bras.”

“Sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.”

“We just seem to have lost all our morals and principles and values these days.”

“I love bald men. Just because you've lost your fuzz don't mean you ain't a peach.”

“I love watching keep-fit videos while munching chocolate chip cookies.”

“When I'm home, I spend Sunday with my husband. If we're not cooking, we travel around in our camper, stop at fast-food restaurants, and picnic. We love that stuff that will harden your arteries in a hurry.”

“Sometimes, you see folks who have a negative view of dreamers - people who sit around all day on their hindquarters and do absolutely nothing. These folks aren't dreamers - they are just lazy. To me, dreaming is just part of being alive, inspired, and curious about the world.”

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

“Life is a song to me.”

“I think that I know the value of a dollar.”

“People think I'm as shallow and superficial as I look, and it's a surprise when they find out, sure enough, I am.”

“People will use you as long as you let them.”

“I don't mind being it [age 60], I just don't like saying it.”

“Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind; but the higher percentage of the time, the words and music pretty much come at the same time.”

“You can do anything you want to do as long as you keep a good attitude and keep working at it. But the second you give up, you’re screwed.”