"Every seven years, I sit down and..." - Quote by Dolly Parton

“After Momma gave birth to twelve of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her.”

“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 worst thing about poverty is not the actual living of it, but the shame of it.”

“People often overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in ten.”

“Remember my friend to enjoy your planning as well as your accomplishment, for life is too short for negative energy.”

“Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand”

“I am not in favour of this modern mania for turning bad people into good people at a moment's notice.”

“People don't change under governments. Governments change. People remain the same.”

“You have the ability to quickly change your patterns of thought, and eventually... your life experience.”