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title: "8 Daddy Quotes By Dolly Parton"
description: "8 Daddy quotes by Dolly Parton. Plus more from Dolly Parton and more Daddy sayings from other authors."
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> [So many of my relatives didn't get a chance to go to school, and my own Daddy couldn't read or write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/so-many-of-my-relatives-didn-t-get-a-chance-to-go-to-school-and-my/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00c/dolly-parton-366_chance_so-many-of-my-relatives-didn-t-get-a-cha_104932.jpg)

> [I just always knew I was going to be a star. I was always going to be rich so I could buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-just-always-knew-i-was-going-to-be-a-star-i-was-always-going-to-be/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/dolly-parton-366_big-houses_i-just-always-knew-i-was-going-to-be-a-s_527398.jpg)

> [Even now, if I am thinking about spending a lot of money on clothing or furniture, I think 'I can't spend so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/even-now-if-i-am-thinking-about-spending-a-lot-of-money-on-clothing/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a9/dolly-parton-366_clothings_even-now-if-i-am-thinking-about-spending_719221.jpg)

> [Daddy worked for God, but asked for no pay. For he believed that God provides a way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/daddy-worked-for-god-but-asked-for-no-pay-for-he-believed-that-god/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/dolly-parton-366_daddy_daddy-worked-for-god-but-asked-for-no-pa_780727.jpg)

> [Daddy's working boots have taken many steps for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/daddy-s-working-boots-have-taken-many-steps-for-us/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/dolly-parton-366_boots_daddy-s-working-boots-have-taken-many-st_1531183.jpg)

> [With the first money I ever made I bought my Mommy and Daddy a car, and helped them fix their house up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/with-the-first-money-i-ever-made-i-bought-my-mommy-and-daddy-a-car/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c7/dolly-parton-366_car_with-the-first-money-i-ever-made-i-bough_1702834.jpg)

> [After Momma gave birth to twelve of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/after-momma-gave-birth-to-twelve-of-us-kids-we-put-her-up-on-a/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/dolly-parton-366_birth_after-momma-gave-birth-to-twelve-of-us-k_2768218.jpg)

> [After momma gave birth to 12 of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/after-momma-gave-birth-to-12-of-us-kids-we-put-her-up-on-a-pedestal/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

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## Other authors on Daddy

## More by Dolly Parton

> [Got those moods a swinging, tears a slinging, nothing fits me, when it hits me, ranting, raving, misbehaving, PMS blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/got-those-moods-a-swinging-tears-a-slinging-nothing-fits-me-when-it/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/a-great-smile-is-a-wonderful-asset-but-a-good-heart-is-pure-gold/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-know-my-hair-is-out-of-the-60-s-my-clothes-are-50-s-and-the-shoes-i/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/it-s-great-at-this-stage-in-my-life-to-still-be-in-the-running-that/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/no-matter-how-beautiful-a-woman-might-be-you-re-always-threatened-by/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/music-is-my-personal-addiction-so-much-of-everything-i-ve-done-has/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [If you don't like the road youre walking, start paving another one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/if-you-don-t-like-the-road-youre-walking-start-paving-another-one/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/after-you-reach-a-certain-age-they-think-you-re-over-well-i-will/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [ 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,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-think-music-and-acting-they-are-connected-all-that-stuff-it-s-your/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/understanding-isn-t-learned-from-punishment-and-anger-an-iron-has-no/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/you-ll-pay-the-highest-price-on-back-roads-and-in-back-seats-and-in-a/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-went-to-bed-hungry-many-nights-as-a-child-it-was-a-dream-that/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [I know it's corny - but I love 'Jingle Bells!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-know-it-s-corny-but-i-love-jingle-bells/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-figure-if-i-keep-my-health-i-have-no-intention-of-retiring-i-love/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

> [There are some people who physically are not beautiful. But the way they are, the way they treat people, they become beautiful, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/there-are-some-people-who-physically-are-not-beautiful-but-the-way/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

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