Dolly Parton Quotes

Dolly Parton is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. She is one of the most iconic and beloved figures in country music history. Parton's prolific songwriting, powerful vocals, and charisma have made her a music legend, and she has received numerous awards and accolades throughout her career. Her contributions to the entertainment industry are immeasurable.

Every single diet I ever fell off of was because o... -Dolly Parton

Every single diet I ever fell off of was because of potatoes and gravy of some sort.

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This quote humorously suggests that the speaker's past failed diet attempts were due to their love for dishes involving potatoes and gravy. It playfully acknowledges the influence of certain tempting and indulgent food choices on dietary adherence.

I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares... if you d... -Dolly Parton

A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares... if you don't really work them.

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd... -Dolly Parton

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.

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This quote humorously acknowledges the speaker's identification as a girl and implies that if they were assigned a different gender at birth, they would have chosen a profession or lifestyle associated with drag queen performances, known for their theatricality and flamboyance.

No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!

I just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say.

If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad.

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all ... -Dolly Parton

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

Adjusting to the passage of time, I think, is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches.

When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in t... -Dolly Parton

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

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This quote humorously highlights the speaker's personal vulnerabilities or temptations, indicating that their greatest weaknesses or indulgences lie in their love for food, followed by their attraction to men.

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed.

The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.

The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue.

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.

I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think it's like a battery: you've got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person.

God and I have a great relationship, but we both s... -Dolly Parton

God and I have a great relationship, but we both see other people.

I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red.

I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks... -Dolly Parton

I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them.

I'm trying my best to keep up with all this new technology, and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that are in the know and kind of help me out with all that.

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people... -Dolly Parton

I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'

I walk tall; I got a tall attitude.

I've done everything every fat person ever has. I'... -Dolly Parton

I've done everything every fat person ever has. I've tried every diet.

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This quote humorously exaggerates the speaker's experience with attempting various diets as a way to address their weight concerns. It reflects the speaker's familiarity with different weight loss methods.

You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I then got the money, and gone.

Of course, 'I Will Always Love You' is the biggest song so far in my career. I'm famous for several, but that one has been recorded by more people and made me more money, I think, than all of them. But that song did come from a true and deep place in my heart.

Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs an operation, somebody ain't got this, somebody ain't got that. Or to give the kids all a car when they graduate.

Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were - if we ever were any good.

I'll bring my grits when I travel, because I get s... -Dolly Parton

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

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The quote indicates that the speaker carries grits, a type of food, when they travel due to experiencing hunger while on the road. It suggests a personal preference or habit of bringing a specific food item to satisfy their hunger during their travels.

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