"A peacock that rests on his feathers..." - Quote by Dolly Parton
A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.
More by Dolly Parton
“I don't judge. I'm not God. We're supposed to be less judgmental and accept and be kind and love one another.”
“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.”
“Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.”
More on Ambition
“It is better to follow even the shadow of the best, than to remain content with the worst.”
“Where you start in the marketplace is not where you have to stay.”
“Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would,' Like the poor cat i' the adage?”
More on Effort
“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
“The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude... men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die.”
“My parents raised me to never feel like I was entitled to success.That you have to work for it. You have to work so hard for it. And sometimes then you don't even get where you need to go.”