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" I had nothing growing up, but I always wanted to be 'sexy,' even before I knew what the word was. "

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" I've been very fortunate. "

" When you're 40, you can't ride the fence anymore. You gotta make definite decisions about your life. "

" I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good. "

" I wear wigs all the time on shows, and every day when I'm in public, at Dollywood. People say, 'How many wigs do you have?' And I say, 'Well, at least 365 because I wear at least one a day.' "

" My first phone was two tin cans tied together with string, and it worked pretty good. "

" My mama never wore a pair of pants when I was growing up, and now that's all she wears. It was so funny for me when I first started seeing Mama wear pants. It was like it wasn't Mama. Now I've bought her many a pantsuit because she just lives in them. "

" I don't have time to stand around and listen to an 11-minute song. "

" Sevier County is a great area. "

" Energy begets energy. "

" 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. "

" I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant. "

" I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed. "

" Everybody has a purpose. "

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

" I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it. "

" 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. "

" Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be. "

" 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. "

" I don't kiss nobody's butt. "

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

" 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. "

" First thing I do in the morning, after I have my breakfast and do my spiritual work, is put on my makeup and fix my hair, and I can do my makeup in 15 minutes. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I was with Andy Warhol, I thought, 'God, his wig looks cheaper than mine!' "

" I'm always amazed by the people who work on stage who sing night after night, day after day, week in week out. "

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

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

" I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens. "

" I'm not intimidated by how people perceive me. "