Dolly Parton's 50 Best Quotes

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50 quotes by Dolly Parton showcasing her wit, wisdom, and unique perspective on life, love, and success.

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton
“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.” – Dolly Parton
“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are an excellent leader.” – Dolly Parton
“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” – Dolly Parton
“It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.” – Dolly Parton
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Dolly Parton
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” – Dolly Parton
“When I’m inspired, I get excited because I can’t wait to see what I’ll come up with next.” – 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
“Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are.” – Dolly Parton
“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.” – Dolly Parton
“I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my life. I go out and smell the air after a good, hard rain. These small actions help remind me that there are so many great things about life.” – Dolly Parton
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” – Dolly Parton
“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give’em yours!” – Dolly Parton
“Love is something sent from Heaven to worry the Hell out of you.” – Dolly Parton
“The magic is inside you. There ain’t no crystal ball.” – Dolly Parton
“You’d be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!” – 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
“Above everything else I’ve done, I’ve always said I’ve had more guts than I’ve got talent.” – Dolly Parton
“People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.” – Dolly Parton
“I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.” – Dolly Parton
“My weaknesses have always been food and men—in that order.” – Dolly Parton
“I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable.” – Dolly Parton
“I try to see the good in everybody, and I don’t care who people are as long as they’re themselves, whatever that is.” – Dolly Parton
“If you see someone without a smile today, give ’em yours.” – Dolly Parton
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” – Dolly Parton
“When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.” – Dolly Parton
“I’m not just a big-haired redhead country singer who dresses flamboyantly, has this wicked sense of humor, and has a heart of gold.” – Dolly Parton
“You gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that’s left for you or to make one of your own.” – Dolly Parton
“I’m like that old song, ‘You may not be his first, his last, or his only—He loved before, he may love again. But if he loves you now, what else matters?'” – Dolly Parton
“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” – Dolly Parton
“I believe that if you see somebody without a smile, give ’em yours!” – Dolly Parton
“I know who I am, I know what I can and can’t do. I know what I will and won’t do, I know what I am capable of and I don’t agree to do things that I don’t think I can pull off.” – Dolly Parton
“I’m not happy all the time, and I wouldn’t want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.” – Dolly Parton
“A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.” – Dolly Parton
“Adjusting my sails to the wind, that’s how I survive.” – Dolly Parton
“I look just like the girls next door… if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.” – Dolly Parton
“I’ve had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself. I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love.” – Dolly Parton
“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.” – Dolly Parton
“Life is a series of changes and reactions.” – Dolly Parton
“If I can hold God’s attention, I can hold the world’s.” – Dolly Parton
“I was the first woman to burn my bra – it took the fire department four days to put it out.” – Dolly Parton
“My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved.” – Dolly Parton
“I don’t lose my temper often; but when I do, it’s pretty bad. I’ve been known to get angry and throw my glass against the wall. But it only happened once in my life, and it was enough. I try to keep my cool at all times.” – Dolly Parton
“Books are just the beginning, the beginning of dreams.” – Dolly Parton
“When I got something to say, I’ll say it.” – Dolly Parton
“There’s more to light than the opposite of dark.” – Dolly Parton
“I’m not a natural beauty. If I’m gonna have any looks at all, I’m gonna have to create them.” – Dolly Parton