Dolly Parton Quotes

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

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.

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.

I'm on a seafood diet - I see food, I eat it.

I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Wildflowers don't care where they grow.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.

the magic is inside you. there ain't no crystal ball

I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

I compare myself to a good barn. You can have a good barn, and if you paint it, it looks a little better. But if you take the paint off, it's still a good barn.

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!

When I meet someone, I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first - it's easy to find when you're looking for it. You let a person shine with their own light and try to connect it to yours. As soon as I say hello, I go right to that light and I don't care who you are! I know we're all pieces of the same thing - I go for that common light because I know it's in all of us.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'

If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning.

A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy.

I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!

Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.

When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.

I always ask God to work through me and let me be a light of some kind and help in this world, so I always pray for that, and I always want to do good.

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.

I've struggled enough in my life to be appreciated and understood. I've had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself. I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love. I don't think we should be judgmental. Lord, I've got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else.

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.

You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs, arms, hands, and feet on 'em.

There's a heart beneath the boobs and a brain beneath the wig.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold, I'd have all the treasures my pockets could hold.

People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.

You can bet there's something fishy going on. I guess some large mouth bass left that lipstick on our shirt.

I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.

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 love bald men. Just because you've lost your fuzz don't mean you ain't a peach.

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.

I never could get my hair to do what I wanted it to do, so I started wearing the wigs. It all came from a very serious place. I wanted to look a certain way.

I describe my look as a blend of mother goose, cinderella, and the local hooker!

A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.

I'm no angel if that's what you thought you found. I was just the victim of a man that let me down.

I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.

You can't really make people be any different than what they are.

I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different.

I'm the kind of person who would rather rock in my rocking chair when I'm old and regret a few things that I did than to sit there and regret that I never tried.

I just love life. I love people. I love to write, that's my gift. I love to sing. I have a good attitude. I like to think I shine from the inside.

People just relate to me. They know I'm a regular person brought up in a hardworking, poor family, that I've had all the struggles that people have. I'm just a friendly person. And I hopefully have a good sense of humor. People get a kick out of my stupidity.