"Now I usually try not to give..." - Quote by Dolly Parton

“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.”

“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.”

“Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face.”

“Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.”

“I rejoice that horses and steers have to be broken before they can be made the slaves of men, and that men themselves have some wild oats still left to sow before they become submissive members of society. Undoubtedly, all men are not equally fit subjects for civilization; and because the majority, like dogs and sheep, are tame by inherited disposition, this is no reason why the others should have their natures broken that they may be reduced to the same level.”

“Again and again I am brought up against it, and again and again I resist it: I don't want to believe it, even though it is almost palpable: the vast majority lack an intellectual conscience; indeed, it often seems to me that to demand such a thing is to be in the most populous cities as solitary as in the desert.”

“A lawyer's time and advice are his(her) stock in trade.”

“You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.”

“It is sometimes a point of as much cleverness to know to make good use of advice from others as to be able give good advice to oneself.”