1. “Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.“ – Dolly Parton
2. “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
3. “Because books, my friends, are true magic bound between two covers.” – Dolly Parton
4. “It’s a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I’d be a drag queen.” – Dolly Parton
5. “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
6. “When I got somethin’ to say, I’ll say it.” – Dolly Parton
7. “If you see someone without a smile give them yours.” – Dolly Parton
8. “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’m capable of and I don’t agree to do things that I don’t think I can pull off.” – Dolly Parton
9. “Making memories with those you love is what matters most in life.” – Dolly Parton
10. “Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.” – Dolly Parton
11. “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
12. “I may look fake but I’m real where it counts.” – Dolly Parton
13. “If you talk bad about country music, it’s like saying bad things about my momma. Them’s fightin’ words” – Dolly Parton
14. “They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.” – Dolly Parton
15. “When they say, ‘Less is more,’ I say, ‘That’s BS. More is more.’” – Dolly Parton
16. “If you know who you are, and you keep that in mind at all times, and not let that get away from you to sacrifice your principles, your values, your true self. Because if you’re true to you, then life will be true to you.” – Dolly Parton
17. “When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.” – Dolly Parton
18. “I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.“ – Dolly Parton
19. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton
20. “Smile — it increases your face value.“ – Dolly Parton
21. “Whoever you are, be that!” – Dolly Parton
22. “If you try to follow everyone else and be like everyone else, before you know it you’re gone. You’re not going to find yourself again; you’ll just be a version of what you might have hoped to have been.” – Dolly Parton
23. “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.“ – Dolly Parton
24. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton
25. “If I see something saggin’, baggin’, or draggin’, I’m gone have it nipped, tucked, or sucked!” – Dolly Parton
26. “Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Dolly Parton
27. “I’ve always been misunderstood because of how I look. Don’t judge me by the cover ’cause I’m a real good book!” – Dolly Parton
28. “I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren’t in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.” – Dolly Parton
29. “I do believe that any successful business starts from the top and works its way down.” – Dolly Parton
30. “You need to really believe in what you’ve got to offer, what your talent is—and if you believe, that gives you strength.” – Dolly Parton
31. “Above everything else I’ve done, I’ve always said I’ve had more guts than I’ve got talent.” – Dolly Parton
32. “I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give’em yours!” – Dolly Parton
33. “I never have changed in my taste, and the things that I love, and the way that I act, and all that. I never wanted to change, I just wanted to be successful, and be able to do more things for more people, and for myself as well.” – Dolly Parton
34. “I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.” – Dolly Parton
35. “If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton
36. “Sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.” – Dolly Parton
37. “It takes a lot of time and money to look this cheap, honey,” – Dolly Parton
38. “Fate granted some people their wildest, greatest wishes while leaving the simplest pleas of others unanswered.” – Dolly Parton
39. “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton
40. “You don’t even have to believe in anything to be good to people. You should just know you should be a good human being.” – Dolly Parton
41. “Sometimes a song just has to cater to whatever’s goin’ on. A well-written song is a song that stays true to the subject.” – Dolly Parton
42. “I’ve had heartaches, headaches, toothaches, earaches, and I’ve had a few pains in the ass, but I’ve survived to tell about it.“ – Dolly Parton
43. “I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb – and I’m not blonde either.” – Dolly Parton
44. “Now that I’ve gone through that terrible moment, I can certainly understand the possibilities, even for someone solid like me, if the pain gets bad enough.” – Dolly Parton
45. “My weaknesses have always been food and men – in that order.” – Dolly Parton
46. “the magic is inside you. there ain’t no crystal ball” – Dolly Parton
47. “You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don’t know what’s goin’ on, I then got the money, and am gone.“ – Dolly Parton
48. “I don’t listen to music for fun. I ain’t got enough time for fun! I’m always busy writing my own music. I don’t try to compete or see what other people are doing.” – Dolly Parton
49. “Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are.“ – Dolly Parton
50. “A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.” – Dolly Parton
51. “I don’t know what the big deal is about old age. Old people who shine from the inside look 10 to 20 years younger.” – Dolly Parton
52. “You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.“ – Dolly Parton
53. “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
54. “You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished.“ – Dolly Parton
55. “You’re only poor if you choose to be. Meaning: you can be rich in spirit, you can be rich in thought, you can be rich in talent and you can be rich in all those wonderful things.” – Dolly Parton
56. “People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.” – Dolly Parton
57. “I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable.” – Dolly Parton
58. “Wouldn’t it be something if we could have things we love in abudance without their losing that special attraction the want of them held for us.” – Dolly Parton
59. “It’s a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I’d be a drag queen.” – Dolly Parton