Dolly Parton Quotes (52 Quotes)


    I'm not offended by dumb blonde jokes because I know that I'm not dumb. I also know I'm not blonde.

    Well, it's always fun, this movie, what it's done. It's just amazing to me that it's 25 years old, and how long it's lasted, and the fact that it had a good message then, it has a good message now.

    You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!


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


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

    For me, these songs are not really political, but more a sign of the times, ... I see them as songs of hope, songs with strong messages, songs that take on a new relevance today.

    We love singing harmony, ... And no one has to carry the burden of the weight, which is wonderful. ... There's no pressure. It really came together kind of naturally. We all loved the same songs.

    I wanted to be the first woman to burn her bra, but it would have taken the fire department four days to put it out.

    I hope people realise that there is a brain underneath the hair and a heart underneath the boobs.

    I do have big tits. Always had 'em-pushed 'em up, whacked 'em around. Why not make fun of 'em I've made a fortune with 'em.

    It costs a lot of money to look this cheap. (about herself)

    At a certain point, you start to think about your legacy, ... If you're lucky enough that someone's listening in 100 years, you want 'em to have all the pieces.

    My husband said 'show me your boobs' and I had to pull up my skirt... so it was time to get them done

    I have a person who works in my organization who once was a woman and now is a man. I didn't know for years that this person had had a sex change. I know what a wonderful person he is, and I based some of my feelings (in the song) on my feelings for him and on knowing what he went through.

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


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

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

    I've played a lot of stages over the years but there's one I never get tired of that's set for a great time day or night Tennessee.

    It's terrible It took me about two hours to get to my house here the other day. But they are working on it and they have been for years. One of these days, hopefully, they will get it fixed and they will have all the right roads.

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

    I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that.

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

    I take all that as a compliment. And if someone gets vulgar, I can put them in their place, but still do it in a fun way.

    I've always been a freak and different, oddball even in my childhood and my own family, so I can relate to people who are struggling and trying to find their true identity. I do not sit in the seat of judgment. ... I love people for who they are. We're all God's children.

    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.

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

    They're so picky about things with plays, and Fox has the rights to it. Maybe there be a version of it we can do. I can put a clause in my contract of the songs I wrote where maybe I'll get to do the songs here. Years later, maybe it can go on the road if it's a hit. If it isn't, we'll bring it here immediately.


    I was so flattered and honored that they liked me so much. It really worked out to be a wonderful friendship,

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

    I think he's one of the greatest songwriters of all time, ... Bob Dylan , Neil Young, Merle Haggard , Hank Williams. All of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times. They're the songs that last through time.

    Some things are strange to me, and some things are odd. But I don't condemn. If you can accept me, I can accept you.

    I used to feel so proud to be there with what I thought at the time were where the legends and heroes has stood and had sung. And I've been in the business so long, I've almost become one of them. So it's like I'm standing in my own footsteps.

    I will shed the sins and struggles, I have carried all these years. And I'll leave my heart wide open, I will love and have no fear.

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

    Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.

    I truly believe that 'Nine to Five' is going to be one of those movies that will be forever classic.

    In all seriousness, I have a very fine husband - a true gentleman who respects women.

    I'm glad it was a comedy the first time. Besides that, I'm not a real actress, so I doubt I could have done a very serious dramatic piece anyway.

    People make jokes about my bosoms, why don't they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It's obvious I've got big ones and if people want to assume they're not mine, then let them.

    The magic is inside you. There aint no crystal ball.


    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.

    Having a big gay following, I get hate mail and threats.

    Hopefully now that we're older we'll have to settle down. Maybe when we're old women we'll do a third one. We are old women.

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


    I always loved Dolly because she took her music seriously, but not herself. When people called her a dumb blonde, she said, I don't think I'm dumb, and I know I'm not blond.'


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