Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

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

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

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

Dolly Parton
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
Dolly Parton

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

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

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

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

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

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

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think it's like a battery: you've got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were - if we ever were any good.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

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

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they're not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

If I hadn't been a woman, I'd be a drag queen for sure. I like all that flair and I'd be dressing up in them high heels and putting on the big hair. I'd be like Ru Paul.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

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