They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Anyone who knows or cares anything about real country music will agree that George Jones is the voice of it. — 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
I do think there's gonna always be a group of country people that are always going to love the old traditional sound. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I always thought that if I made it big or got successful at what I had started out to do, that I… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of all the bluegrass-oriented albums. It just reminded me and my fans that I should always record acoustic music… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
When the new country came out ten to 15 years ago, people my age were almost too old. But it never stopped… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
There's been a lot of talk about Jack White wanting to work with me, and I've always admired him, and of course,… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
My best country record only sold 200,000 copies. I didn't have enough money for the band and the arrangements and the costumes… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I think country music is popular - has been popular and will always be popular because I think a lot of real… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
In the country field, we’re brought up in spiritual homes, we’re taught to “judge not lest you be judged,” and it’s always… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged,… — 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
