Dolly Parton Quotes

“I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.”

“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.”

“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.”

“If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging, I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked.”

“I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them.”

“I'm comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far it's stretched.”

“People say I look so happy, and I say, "That's the Botox."

“People say, "How many wigs do you have?" And I say, "Well, at least 365, because I wear at least one a day."

“Never leave a rhinestone unturned.”

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

“My weaknesses have always been food and men, in that order.”

“Every single diet I ever fell off of was because of potatoes and gravy of some sort.”

“The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.”

“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.”

“I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. By the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I've got the money, and gone.”

“My songs are like my children. I expect them to support me when I'm old.”

“Songwriting is my way of channelling my feelings and my thoughts. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.”

“I love story songs because I've always loved books.”

“Everywhere I go, the kids call me "the book lady." It makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.”

“When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.”

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

“I've been around longer than most of my fans have been alive.”

“I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I'm loving to do. And if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I'll have my high heels on.”

“She knows who she is, and she's living and standing by that.”

“I don't kiss nobody's butt.”