[On being overweight:] If I tried to haul ass, I would have to make two trips. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
People always ask me if they're mine. Yes, they are... all bought and paid for. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
[On why she doesn't exercise:] If I tried to jog with these boobs, I'd end up with two black eyes. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Some things are strange to me, and some things are odd. But I don't condemn. If you can accept me, I can… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I love thinking, I love coming up with great ideas. I just get excited. Sometimes if I get a big idea, I'm… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
When you come from where I come from, if anyone in the family makes it out, the others kind of come with… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If there's something bothering me in the business end of things with people I work with, I just say it right out. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I have always been a firm believer in working hard for what is right and for making your own breaks if you… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If you can read, you can find books on anything you want. You can self-educate even if you can't afford to go… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If I should stay I would only be in your way So I'll go, but I know I'll think of you each… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If there's something you know and there's something you feel, but you can't quite express it, you will hear it somewhere. And… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
People say you shouldn't have plastic surgery because if God wanted you another way he would have made you that way, but… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
After you reach a certain age, they think you’re over. Well, I will never be over. I’ll be making records if I… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Working nine to five, what way to earn a living. Barely getting by... It's all taking and no giving. They use just… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Poor little Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan... If those little girls slept with as many men as they say in the tabloids,… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a feminist, but if someone calls me a feminist icon, that's fine. I've always stood up… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Even now, if I am thinking about spending a lot of money on clothing or furniture, I think 'I can't spend so… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I think my life actually changed at 40. That's when you realize you can't ride the fence anymore. You either have to… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
My music is so mine, it's hard to turn it over to someone else. I have to be really involved in the… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
In the early days, Porter Wagoner would not exactly scold me, but he's say, 'You're writing too many damn verses. You're makin'… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I'm not really a political-type person, meaning that I don't really make great stands or whatever, but if you ask me a… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I compare myself to a good barn. You can have a good barn, and if you paint it, it looks a little… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs, arms, hands, and feet on 'em. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold, I'd have all the treasures my pockets could hold. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Money is like the tide: It rolls in and it rolls out. If you clutch it, you are not going to keep… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I'm no angel if that's what you thought you found. I was just the victim of a man that let me down. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If I see something sagging, dragging and bagging, I’ll get it nip, tucked, sucked or plucked. — 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
![“[On being overweight:] If I tried to haul ass, I would have to make two trips.” quote by Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/dolly-parton-366_ass_on-being-overweight-if-i-tried-to-haul-a_1353875.jpg)
![“[On why she doesn't exercise:] If I tried to jog with these boobs, I'd end up with two black eyes.” quote by Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/dolly-parton-366_black_on-why-she-doesn-t-exercise-if-i-tried-t_2291767.jpg)
![“My music is so mine, it's hard to turn it over to someone else. I have to be really involved in the production. It's like someone else taking care of your kids - if they don't treat them well, you're going to be pissed off. I'm actually co-producing [Backwoods] with my guitar player of 20 years…” quote by Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/dolly-parton-366_backwoods_my-music-is-so-mine-it-s-hard-to-turn-it_2414216.jpg)
