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" I don't make people bend over backwards, and I don't like that in people. I am definitely no diva. "
Dolly Parton
People
Bend
Diva
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" I do believe that any successful business starts from the top and works its way down. "
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" I love story songs because I've always loved books. "
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" People are always asking me in interviews, 'What do you think of foreign affairs?' I just say, 'I've had a few.' "
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" I've been around longer than most of my fans have been alive. "
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" I've... been accused of being involved with every man I'm ever seen with or worked with. Maybe I have, maybe I ain't. I never tell if I have. "
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" There are certainly a lot of things that still need to change when it comes to women in the workforce. "
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" I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can. "
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" A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs. "
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" My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things. "
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" My husband says I look like a Q-tip. "
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" I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then. "
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" Someone once asked me, 'How long does it take to do your hair.' I said, 'I don't know, I'm never there.' "
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" Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent. "
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" People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.' "
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" If people work for me over the years, I expect them to be paid what they're owed, but I don't expect them to be paid more than they earn. "
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" I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.' "
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Get
Honored
" When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next. "
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