As a songwriter, you respect and appreciate the writings of other people, and I often get asked, are there songs out there… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I hope people realise that there is a brain underneath the hair and a heart underneath the boobs. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, you're allowed to write anything, and as a person, I am all colors in the rainbow. I've been through… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I'm a proud person. I'm not vain. I look at it like it is. If you've got the money and you're going… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
What people do behind closed doors is certainly not my concern unless I'm there with them. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I think people take me as seriously as I want them to. They take me as seriously as I take myself -… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
To me it's a two-way street. They're good to me, and I'm good to them. It's a natural thing for me to… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
People just overshoot trying to find God. They're going outside and trying everything. They don't realize that it's right inside themselves. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I'm trying my best to keep up with all this new technology, and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Sometimes, you see folks who have a negative view of dreamers - people who sit around all day on their hindquarters and… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Many of my friends are gay, male and female. I don't judge people. I don't care what people do in their bedrooms… — 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
I like to think I've been a good example and an inspiration to some people. And some people say that about me,… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
People just relate to me. They know I'm a regular person brought up in a hardworking, poor family, that I've had all… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I've struggled enough in my life to be appreciated and understood. I've had to go against all kinds of people through the… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods. But we are idols and we're… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Having a big gay following, I get hate mail and threats. Some people are blind or ignorant, and you can't be that… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
If people work for me over the years, I expect them to be paid what they're owed, but I don't expect them… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!' — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were - if we ever were… — 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