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" I'm a workin' girl. "
Dolly Parton
Girl
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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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" If I hadn't been a woman, I'd be a drag queen for sure. I like all that flair and I'd be dressing up in them high heels and putting on the big hair. I'd be like Ru Paul. "
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" God knows when the end of time will come, not some fanatic... The world will end someday, but the end of the world and the end of time are two different things. "
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" I don't think I'm supposed to boss other people around just because I'm a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I've seen it happen. I don't call those people out - they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation. "
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" The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone. "
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" I've copyrighted 3,000 songs. "
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" I think that I'm perfect. "
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" I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer. "
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" I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them. "
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" I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red. "
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" I never thought, in my lifetime, that you'd be able to watch movies, read books and listen to music from a phone, but I guess the technology of tomorrow is here today. "
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" 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! "
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" I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another. "
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" 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. "
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" You don't need to buy expensive cosmetics; almost anything will do if you know how to apply it. "
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" Everybody has a purpose. "
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" Every time I come to Europe, I'm just as excited as I was my very first time, which was many, many years ago. I love that part of the world, and I especially love the fans. "
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" No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by other women, period. "
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" I try to see the good in everybody, and I don't care who people are as long as they're themselves, whatever that is. "
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