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title: "6 Momma Quotes By Dolly Parton"
description: "6 Momma quotes by Dolly Parton. Plus more from Dolly Parton and more Momma sayings from other authors."
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> [I make jokes about it, but it's the truth that I kind of patterned my look after the town tramp. I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-make-jokes-about-it-but-it-s-the-truth-that-i-kind-of-patterned-my/)

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

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> [Now Momma's done away with the old black kettle she used to cook in when I was just littleAnd the door ain't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/now-momma-s-done-away-with-the-old-black-kettle-she-used-to-cook-in/)

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

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> [All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/all-my-momma-s-people-were-very-musical-my-grandpa-who-was-the/)

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

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> [If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/if-you-talk-bad-about-country-music-it-s-like-saying-bad-things-about/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/dolly-parton-366_bad-thing_if-you-talk-bad-about-country-music-it-s_1920889.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/)

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> [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 Momma

## 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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