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

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" My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things. "

" 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. "

" I have suffered most of the things I write about - or my friends have. "

" I have a big gay and lesbian following and they've been very loyal and kind to me. "

" Every day I pray about all I do. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm easy to look like, so there are lots and lots of Dolly look-alikes. "

" People get a kick out of my stupidity. "

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

" I will never retire unless I have to. "

" Everybody has a purpose. "

" Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out. "

" I don't have maids or servants, and my husband and I love waking up early and going to the 24-hour supermarket when there is nobody else there. "

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

" God has his plans and his reasons. Sometimes we are supposed to go through things so that we learn lessons. "

" I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think it's like a battery: you've got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person. "

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

" I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another. "

" My mother was always fascinated with the fact that I could rhyme so much stuff. "

" 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. "

" My grandpa was a preacher. "

" I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape. "

" There's a scripture that says, 'A merry heart doeth good like medicine.' I think that's true, too. "

" I look like a woman, but I think like a man. "

" When I get down, I don't waller around for long. "

" It's not easy being young. It's hard to know what to do. "

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

" My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was big time. "

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