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" I'm not a politician. And I don't want to be. "
Dolly Parton
Want
Politician
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" I just don't feel like I have to explain myself. "
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" 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. "
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" 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! "
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Love
Laugh
" Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters. "
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Stories
Country
Driven
" Storms make trees take deeper roots. "
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Take
Deeper
Make
" I do have a few little tattoos, but they were mostly done to cover scars because I'm so fair. "
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Scars
Few
Because
" 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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People
Music
Think
" I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde. "
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Dumb
Blonde
Know
" Never leave a rhinestone unturned. "
Dolly Parton
Leave
Unturned
Never
" Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods. "
Dolly Parton
Religious
Look
Fear
" My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old. "
Dolly Parton
Me
Support
Old
" I've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own. "
Dolly Parton
Blood
Always
Own
" Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a big hit. "
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Years
Big
Fans
" I have had some cosmetic surgery, especially after I lost weight and stuff, and I've had my breasts lifted - but not injected. That would scare me to death, anyway. "
Dolly Parton
Me
Breasts
Death
" 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. "
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Kind
Person
Like
" 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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Love
People
Realize
" My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails. "
Dolly Parton
Song
Nails
Me
" When I'm home, I spend Sunday with my husband. If we're not cooking, we travel around in our camper, stop at fast-food restaurants, and picnic. We love that stuff that will harden your arteries in a hurry. "
Dolly Parton
Cooking
Home
Love
" Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary. "
Dolly Parton
Depression
Both Sides
Family
" I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager. "
Dolly Parton
People
Three
Star
" When you're 40, you can't ride the fence anymore. You gotta make definite decisions about your life. "
Dolly Parton
Life
You
Your
" If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words. "
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You
Words
Saying
" I'm comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far it's stretched. Ha ha. "
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Comfortable
Matter
My Own
" It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen. "
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Queen
Girl
Good
" My best country record only sold 200,000 copies. "
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Sold
Best
Country
" 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. "
Dolly Parton
Growing Up
Growing
Funny
" 'Jolene' has been very popular all of these years, even overseas. "
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Even
Very
Years
" I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs. "
Dolly Parton
Old
Serious
Started
" I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape. "
Dolly Parton
Her
Good
Dog
" I'm very short, so I just have to watch my weight because I have a big appetite. "
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Watch
Because
Weight