Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" I have surrounded myself with very smart people. "
Dolly Parton
Myself
People
Smart
Related Quotes:
" I have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I'm such a short little thing, I can't reach my kitchen cabinets. "
Dolly Parton
Shoes
Short
Reach
" That little Miley Cyrus... she's like a little Elvis. The kids love her because she's Hannah Montana, but what people don't realize about her is she is such a fantastic singer and songwriter. She writes songs like she's 40 years old! "
Dolly Parton
Love
People
Realize
" I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another. "
Dolly Parton
Affected
Way
Think
" A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs. "
Dolly Parton
People
Lot
Load
" 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. "
Dolly Parton
Success
Me
Life
" I'm a singer, a writer and an actress - when I find something that I feel good enough about doing. "
Dolly Parton
Feel Good
Good
Doing
" I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different. "
Dolly Parton
Advice
Everyone
Life
" If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control. "
Dolly Parton
Weight
I Can
Dress
" 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. "
Dolly Parton
Any
Older
People
" You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap! "
Dolly Parton
You
Much
Surprised
" For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood. "
Dolly Parton
Women
Work
Good
" Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary. "
Dolly Parton
Depression
Both Sides
Family
" After momma gave birth to 12 of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her. "
Dolly Parton
Us
Birth
Away
" Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be. "
Dolly Parton
Seem
People
Funny
" I always wanted to be loved. "
Dolly Parton
Wanted
Loved
Always
" Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away. "
Dolly Parton
Oh
I Can
Away
" My mother was always fascinated with the fact that I could rhyme so much stuff. "
Dolly Parton
Stuff
Rhyme
Always
" You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished. "
Dolly Parton
Want
Always
People
" I'd love to do a duet, always wanted to work with Madonna, but she never asked. "
Dolly Parton
Love
Work
Never
" I'm working on my life story. I'm not decided if it's going to be a musical or a movie with music in it. "
Dolly Parton
Life
Story
My Life
" People get a kick out of my stupidity. "
Dolly Parton
Get
Kick
Out
" My biggest extravagances are also investments. I have several houses in California, a house in Nashville, an office complex, and I bought the old home place in Tennessee. They are different places for me to write, but I can turn right around and sell them. "
Dolly Parton
Turn
Place
Me
" I've copyrighted 3,000 songs. "
Dolly Parton
Songs
" I say, 'Yeah, Taylor Swift.' I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she's making all the right moves. She's got a good head on her shoulders. She's surrounded with wonderful people. Her songs are great. She keeps herself anchored. She knows who she is, and she's living and standing by that. "
Dolly Parton
People
Great
Good
" Every day I pray about all I do. "
Dolly Parton
Pray
About
Day
" I have suffered most of the things I write about - or my friends have. "
Dolly Parton
About
Write
Friends
" As a songwriter, you respect and appreciate the writings of other people, and I often get asked, are there songs out there I wish I'd written? Yes. There's many of them! "
Dolly Parton
Wish
Respect
People
" I'm pretty sure in my older years, I'll be doing old-time flavored folk-mountain music. "
Dolly Parton
Music
Years
Sure
" Life is a song to me. "
Dolly Parton
Life
Song
Me
" Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods. "
Dolly Parton
Religious
Look
Fear