I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
After momma gave birth to 12 of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
After Momma gave birth to twelve of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I've never been pregnant, so I just feel God didn't mean for me to have kids so that everybody else's children could… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I remain totally convinced that if we can do one more simple thing to help kids and adults to learn more, it… — 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
I never, ever get involved in politics. With politics you are not allowed to be honest. I don't have time to deal… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I always loved books. I don't remember learning to read, it was just something I always did. I was hungry for knowledge,… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs… — 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 was blessed to have family members who encouraged me to pursue my dreams. Whether it is your parents, or your uncles… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
We give scholarships to high school kids and a new library of books to every preschool child in the county where I… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of… — 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
I was born in an odd spot and was a very sensitive kid. My feelings could get hurt so easily because I… — 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 Image
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 Image
It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
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 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 have to… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“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/img-quotes/3f7/dolly-parton-366_backwoods_my-music-is-so-mine-it-s-hard-to-turn-it_2414216.jpg)
![“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, from whatever place you do it, whether you're acting or you're singing.” quote by Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/116/dolly-parton-366_acting_i-think-music-and-acting-they-are-connec_35206.jpg)
