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" 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. "

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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. "

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" Money ain't everything. "

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" You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try. "

" No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus! "

" People make jokes about my bosoms, why don't they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It's obvious I've got big ones and if people want to assume they're not mine, then let them. "

" 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. "

" If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control. "

" I do have a few little tattoos, but they were mostly done to cover scars because I'm so fair. "

" I would honestly say that with all the awards and all the other things that I've done in my life, Dollywood is one of the greatest dreams that I've ever had come true - I am so proud of that I can't even begin to tell you, Dollywood is real special to me. "

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

" I think I became more productive through not having children. I never really had the desire to have them. My husband didn't want them either, so it worked out well. "

" I don't have anything to say about other people's art and their work. "

" I write for myself things that I've gone through. "

" I think every entertainer's had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can't remember everything all the time, and especially if you're having hard times personally, things going on that you - you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse. "

" Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters. "

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

" It costs a lot of money to look this cheap. "

" Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do. "

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

" People are looking for something a little more stable; people are feeling like they need to get closer to God. "

" I can't do nothing just a little. "

" Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills. "

" We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. "

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

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" I'm very secure about my talents and about who I am. "

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" I really learned to sing in church, I think, really with emotion. "

" A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares... if you don't really work them. "

" All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right. "

" I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do. "