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" I don't have anything to say about other people's art and their work. "
Dolly Parton
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" I just don't have time to get old! "
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" I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I'm loving to do. And if that doesn't happen, if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I'll have my high heels on. "
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" It took me years to eat a lot of shellfish. I was probably 20 years old before I had even seen a shrimp cocktail. I like oysters, but fried. "
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" I'll bring my grits when I travel, because I get so hungry on the road. "
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" Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away. "
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" My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school. "
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" You don't see too many atheists on the deathbed. They all start cramming then. "
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" A lot of people have said I'd have probably done better in my career if I hadn't looked so cheap and gaudy. But I dress to be comfortable for me, and you shouldn't be blamed because you want to look pretty. "
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You
People
" Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were - if we ever were any good. "
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" Energy begets energy. "
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" Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs an operation, somebody ain't got this, somebody ain't got that. Or to give the kids all a car when they graduate. "
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" I do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out. "
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" I'm always amazed by the people who work on stage who sing night after night, day after day, week in week out. "
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Day
Work
" 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. "
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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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