Dolly Parton Short Quotes

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

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It takes a lot of time and money to look this cheap, honey.

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A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.

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I had to get rich so I could afford to sing like I was poor again.

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

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You have no idea how much it costs to make a person look this cheap.

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I always knew I was somebody. I dreamed big dreams and I got out early.

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Any relationship is like a house with an upstairs: it's got two stories.

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People tend to fear what they do not know, and what they fear they dislike.

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I've always said that if I hadn't been a woman, I would have been a drag queen.

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I describe my look as a blend of Mother Goose, Cinderella, and the local hooker.

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I like to buy clothes that are two sizes too small and then take them in a little.

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The worst thing about poverty is not the actual living of it, but the shame of it.

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When I sit back in my rocking chair someday, I want to be able to say I've done it all.

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I'm not offended at all, because I know I'm not a dumb blonde. I also know I'm not blonde.

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I don't look this way out of ignorance. If people think that I do, they're dumber than I am.

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I can't think unless I've got a pen or a pencil in my hand, with a big old yellow legal pad.

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I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

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If I see something sagging, dragging or bagging, I'm going to have the stuff tucked or plucked.

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I have a huge gay following, and I'm proud of them. Sometimes some of them look more like me than I do.

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I never had a doubt I would make it, because refusing to think I couldn't make it is the reason I could.

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When they say less is more, I say 'That's a crock!' More is more, and I want more. I've always wanted more.

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When you come from where I come from, if anyone in the family makes it out, the others kind of come with you.

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That's the great thing about a sense of humor and a sex drive, you can't wait to share it with everybody else.

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People think I'm as shallow and superficial as I look, and it's a surprise when they find out, sure enough, I am.

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