I usually eat breakfast twice. I'm usually up at 3 a.m. - do my spiritual work, my affirmations, a little bit of… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I feel fortunate that I've had a lot of songs recorded by other people, because I take my songwriting very seriously. It's… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a singer, of course, but there was something about the songwriting, then and now, that is the most… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I… — 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
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
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams...all of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times...they're… — 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