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" People are always asking me in interviews, 'What do you think of foreign affairs?' I just say, 'I've had a few.' "

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" Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be. "

" I used to always sit in church looking out the windows at the boys, wondering if I could make an excuse to go out and, you know, go to the bathroom because all the outdoor toilets. But anyhow, I was only going out to see the boys. "

" My husband says I look like a Q-tip. "

" I've used my femininity and my sexuality as a weapon and a tool... but that's just natural. "

" 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. "

" I'll be like Bob Hope, touring when I'm 100. "

" It took me years to eat a lot of shellfish. I was probably 20 years old before I had even seen a shrimp cocktail. I like oysters, but fried. "

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

" '9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us. "

" I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them. "

" I wear make-up, and it gets a little bit thicker every year. "

" I always loved that old song 'Banks of the Ohio' - it was always such a man's song, so I've always wanted to record it. "

" Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look. "

" I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?' "

" I've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own. "

" Never leave a rhinestone unturned. "

" People get a kick out of my stupidity. "

" I just don't have time to get old! "

" 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. "

" The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue. "

" I'd love to do a duet, always wanted to work with Madonna, but she never asked. "

" I wouldn't wanna go out not looking like the Dolly people have come to know, because I've come to know her that way, too. "

" When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they're not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try. "

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

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

" I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it. "

" Adjusting to the passage of time, I think, is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches. "

" 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. "

" Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a big hit. "