Quotes from Dolly Parton

I always love working with children. I never had children of my own. God has his purposes. God didn't let me have children so everybody's children could be mine. That's kind of how I'm looking at it.

I've never been more moved by a voice than I have been by Roy Orbison. I loved him personally, and I loved his voice. I think of him often and frequently listen to his songs.

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

Love is something sent from Heaven to worry the Hell out of you.

I hope life treats you kind, and I hope you have all that you ever dreamed of, and I wish you joy and happiness. But above all of this, I wish you love.

I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn't read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with.

I have suffered most of the things I write about - or my friends have.

Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate.

I don't judge. I'm not God. We're supposed to be less judgmental and accept and be kind and love one another.

Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.

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.

Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.