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" I always loved that old song 'Banks of the Ohio' - it was always such a man's song, so I've always wanted to record it. "
Dolly Parton
Song
Always
Man
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" The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue. "
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" Adjusting to the passage of time, I think, is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches. "
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" I'm very short, so I just have to watch my weight because I have a big appetite. "
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