Dolly Parton citations

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of.
And I wish to you, joy and happiness.
But above all this, I wish you love.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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…”