Dolly Parton Quotes

“If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.”

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

“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.”

“God is in everything I do and all my work glorifies Him.”

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

“Wouldn't it be something if we could have things we love in abudance without their losing that special attraction the want of them held for us.”

“If I should stay,
I would only be in your way.
So I'll go, but I know
I'll think of you ev'ry step of the way.

And I will always love you.
I will always love you.”

“You can have your choice of men but I could never love again
He's the only one for me Jolene
I have to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you and whatever
You decide to do Jolene…”

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

“Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.”

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

“They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.”

“Smile -- it increases your face value.”

“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”

“I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.”

“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'm not blonde either.”

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

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

“When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.”

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

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

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

“If I see something saggin', baggin', or draggin', I'm gone have it nipped, tucked, or sucked!”

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

“Sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.”

“I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable.”

“They didn't understand it and I tried to make them see
That one is only poor only if they choose to be
Now I know we had no money but I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors that Momma made for me
Made just for me…”

“My nails are my rhythm section, when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.”

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

“Now Momma's done away with the old black kettle she used to cook in when I was just little
And the door ain't sprung on her electric range
That little old farm and home we had it ain't there no more and that's too bad
Folks are doing away with the simple things…”

“I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything.”

“Do not confuse dreams with wishes. There is a difference. Dreams are where you visualize yourself being successful at what's important to you to accomplish. Now, dreams build convictions because you work hard to pay the price to make sure that they come true. Wishes are are hoping good things will happen to you, but there's no fire in your gut that causes you to put everything forth to overcome all the obstacles. So you have to dream more and never, ever, ever blame somebody else if it doesn't happen. That is in your department.”