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" Everybody has a purpose. "
Dolly Parton
Everybody
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" Sometimes if you jump into something too quickly, you can screw up something that might have been good two years down the road. "
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" You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I then got the money, and gone. "
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" I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park. "
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" Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success. "
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" You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished. "
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" I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens. "
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" I know who I am, I know what I can and can't do. I know what I will and won't do. I know what I'm capable of and I don't agree to do things that I don't think I can pull off. "
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" Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was a great inspiration to me as well as every other female singer in the country music business. In addition to being a wonderful asset to country music, she was a wonderful woman. "
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" Sevier County is a great area. "
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" I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that. "
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" I didn't know any gay people in my childhood. "
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" God and I have a great relationship, but we both see other people. "
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God
Great
" I don't make people bend over backwards, and I don't like that in people. I am definitely no diva. "
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" I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things. "
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" No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by other women, period. "
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" When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they're not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try. "
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Better
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" I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.' "
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American
Get
Honored
" My favorite movies of all times is 'Doctor Zhivago,' and I love 'Gone With the Wind.' I'd love to play some Southern belle or something where I owned a plantation. "
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