Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams...all of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times...they're… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
That little Miley Cyrus... she's like a little Elvis. The kids love her because she's Hannah Montana, but what people don't realize… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I still have my first paycheck. It was just, I think, a dollar or two that I got when I started as… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Got those moods a swinging, tears a slinging, nothing fits me, when it hits me, ranting, raving, misbehaving, PMS blues. — Dolly Parton Copy Share
I know my hair is out of the '60's, my clothes are '50's and the shoes I wear are from the '40's. But I… — Dolly Parton Copy Share
It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you. — Dolly Parton Copy Share
No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by — Dolly Parton Copy Share
Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself. It all… — Dolly Parton Copy Share
After you reach a certain age, they think you’re over. Well, I will never be over. I’ll be making records if I have to… — Dolly Parton Copy Share
I think [music and acting], they are connected, all that stuff. It's your emotional self, is pretty much how you do it, I think,… — Dolly Parton Copy Share
Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate. — Dolly Parton Copy Share
You'll pay the highest price on back roads and in back seats and in a cheap highway motel. But what's a few more strangers… — Dolly Parton Copy Share
I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged, and it… — Dolly Parton Copy Share
I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope. — Dolly Parton Copy Share
There are some people who physically are not beautiful. But the way they are, the way they treat people, they become beautiful, and you… — Dolly Parton Copy Share
