Quotes from Dolly Parton
Energy begets energy.
- 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 wouldn't wanna go out not looking like the Dolly people have come to know, because I've come to know her that way, too.
- Dolly Parton
Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary.
- Dolly Parton
Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.
- Dolly Parton
I look like a woman, but I think like a man.
- Dolly Parton
I always loved that old song Banks of the Ohio - it was always such a man's song, so I've always wanted to record it.
- Dolly Parton
I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them.
- Dolly Parton
I count my blessings far more than I count my money.
- Dolly Parton
If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning.
- Dolly Parton
I describe my look as a blend of mother goose, cinderella, and the local hooker!
- Dolly Parton