Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent.


Dolly Parton

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I look like a woman, but I think like a man.
DOLLY PARTON
I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'
DOLLY PARTON
I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can.
DOLLY PARTON
I'm easy to look like, so there are lots and lots of Dolly look-alikes.
DOLLY PARTON
Sevier County is a great area.
DOLLY PARTON
I'm a singer, a writer and an actress - when I find something that I feel good enough about doin...
DOLLY PARTON
No, I can't do rap music!
DOLLY PARTON
I don't have time to stand around and listen to an 11-minute song.
DOLLY PARTON
Some guys look better as they get older.
DOLLY PARTON
I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.
DOLLY PARTON
I come from a family of 12, so I kind of got a little lost as a child.
DOLLY PARTON
I always wanted to be loved.
DOLLY PARTON
I love Velveeta cheese.
DOLLY PARTON
I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy.
DOLLY PARTON
When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being a star. I didn't really know what all that m...
DOLLY PARTON
The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.
DOLLY PARTON
I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.
DOLLY PARTON
I think I became more productive through not having children. I never really had the desire to have ...
DOLLY PARTON
Never leave a rhinestone unturned.
DOLLY PARTON
I walk tall; I got a tall attitude.
DOLLY PARTON
I try to see the good in everybody, and I don't care who people are as long as they're thems...
DOLLY PARTON
I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age...
DOLLY PARTON
I think everyone should be with who they love.
DOLLY PARTON
You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!
DOLLY PARTON
Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a s...
DOLLY PARTON
I'll bring my grits when I travel, because I get so hungry on the road.
DOLLY PARTON
My mama never wore a pair of pants when I was growing up, and now that's all she wears. It was s...
DOLLY PARTON
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

When I'm insp...
DOLLY PARTON
There is something very freeing about being anonymous because nothing is expected of you; nothing is...
DOLLY WELLS
I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Extras' and also 'The Trip.' That had all...
DOLLY WELLS