Philanthropist Quotes

“A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.”

“If I hadn't been a woman, I'd be a drag queen for sure. I like all that flair and I'd be dressing up in them high heels and putting on the big hair. I'd be like Ru Paul.”

“Years ago when I first started being a big star I had fans that were fanatical. It was when "Jolene" was a big hit.”

“Every time I come to Europe, I'm just as excited as I was my very first time, which was many, many years ago. I love that part of the world, and I especially love the fans.”

“My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.”

“I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community.”

“My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.”

“Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.”

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

“Leave something good in every day.”

“I'll bring my grits when I travel, because I get so hungry on the road.”

“I may look fake but I'm real where it counts.”

“Goodbye- please don't cry/we both know that I'm not what you need. But I will always love you.”

“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.”

“If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold, I'd have all the treasures my pockets could hold.”

“I just always knew I was going to be a star. I was always going to be rich so I could buy things for Mommy and Daddy, so that I could buy them a big house and we could have things.”

“I'm an energy vampire. I just suck off everybody's energy. But I give it back.”

“Some things are strange to me, and some things are odd. But I don't condemn. If you can accept me, I can accept you.”

“You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't putwings, legs, arms, hands, and feet on 'em.”

“There's a heart beneath the boobs and a brain beneath the wig.”

“I'm pretty sure in my older years, I'll be doing old-time flavored folk-mountain music.”

“If I should stayI would only be in your waySo I'll go, but I knowI'll think of you each step of the wayAnd I will always love youI will always love youBitter sweet MemoriesThat's all I am taking with meGood-bye. Please don't cryWe both know that I'm notWhat you needBut I will always love youI will always love you.”

“I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.”

“I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.”

“You're no Elvis Presley, I'm no Marilyn Monroe, but I do think you're sexy, just thought I'd tell you so.”