Quotes from Dolly Parton
Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
— Dolly Parton
No one could have been nicer, classier nor better looking than Dick Clark. I've had a crush on him since I was a teenager.
— Dolly Parton
My mother was always fascinated with the fact that I could rhyme so much stuff.
— Dolly Parton
Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods.
— Dolly Parton
I always thought that if I made it big or got successful at what I had started out to do, that I wanted to come back to my part of the country and do something great, something that would bring a lot of jobs into this area.
— Dolly Parton
All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.
— Dolly Parton
I pray a lot. I pray that God will show me what to do and will guide me and lead me.
— Dolly Parton
Energy begets energy.
— Dolly Parton
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.
— Dolly Parton
We're all God's children.
— Dolly Parton
Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be.
— Dolly Parton
My grandpa was a preacher.
— Dolly Parton