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" I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them. "

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" I think country music is popular - has been popular and will always be popular because I think a lot of real people singing about a lot of real stuff about real people. And it's simple enough for people to understand it. And we kind of roll with the punches. "

" 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.' "

" A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money. "

" They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart. "

" I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. I made 'em up myself. "

" I'm not trying to be fashionable. Never was! "

" When I get down, I don't waller around for long. "

" My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order. "

" Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary. "

" 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. "

" I don't like to get involved in things that I am not familiar with. I'm kind of a hands-on type of person. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've copyrighted 3,000 songs. "

" 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. "

" There's nothing like white trash at the White House. "

" People are always asking me in interviews, 'What do you think of foreign affairs?' I just say, 'I've had a few.' "

" I think people take me as seriously as I want them to. They take me as seriously as I take myself - let's put it that way. "

" My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old. "

" My mother was always fascinated with the fact that I could rhyme so much stuff. "

" I've been very fortunate. "

" I ain't never far away from a pencil and paper or a tape recorder. "

" I'm an energy vampire. I just suck off everybody's energy. But I give it back. "

" People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass. "

" I'm a showgirl, as you can tell. I'm ever ready. "

" Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast. "

" Of course, 'I Will Always Love You' is the biggest song so far in my career. I'm famous for several, but that one has been recorded by more people and made me more money, I think, than all of them. But that song did come from a true and deep place in my heart. "

" I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn't read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with. "

" A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends. "

" 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. "