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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. "

Dolly Parton

Success

Life

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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. "

" Every seven years, I sit down and make a whole new plan. "

" I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!' "

" I was approached about having my own network many, many years ago. There were some people who wanted to start up a network, and I didn't want to get that involved in the business aspect of it. "

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" Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston, I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song, and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.' "

" I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs. "

" I don't have maids or servants, and my husband and I love waking up early and going to the 24-hour supermarket when there is nobody else there. "

" I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.' "

" I've never been a feminist. "

" I'm easy to look like, so there are lots and lots of Dolly look-alikes. "

Dolly Parton

Easy

Lots And Lots

" I think there is a little magic in the fact that I'm so totally real but look so artificial at the same time. "

" I always thought that if I made it big or got successful at what I had started out to do, that I wanted to come back to my part of the country and do something great, something that would bring a lot of jobs into this area. "

" There's been a lot of talk about Jack White wanting to work with me, and I've always admired him, and of course, he lives in Nashville, too. "

Dolly Parton

Always

Him

" I'm very secure about my talents and about who I am. "

Dolly Parton

About

Who

" Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time. "

" I'll be like Bob Hope, touring when I'm 100. "

Dolly Parton

Bob

Touring

" I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?' "

" When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris. "

" Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee. "

" I will never retire unless I have to. "

" Dollywood is a family park, and all families are welcome. We do have a policy about profanity or controversial messages on clothing or signs. It is to protect the individual wearing or carrying them, as well as to keep down fights or problems by those opposed to it at the park. "

" Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods. "

" I love being busy. "

" Sometimes if you jump into something too quickly, you can screw up something that might have been good two years down the road. "

" 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. "

" I wouldn't wanna go out not looking like the Dolly people have come to know, because I've come to know her that way, too. "

" '9 to 5,' that little song, that little story, just won't ever end. Just like 'I Will Always Love You,' it just keeps comin' back, popping up its head in one way or another. "

" '9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us. "

Dolly Parton

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