I'm just a singer/songwriter and entertainer and I miss people and the energy of the crowd. When I play live it's a lovefest with me and my audience. It's how I get my rocks off. Dolly Parton More Quotes by Dolly Parton More Quotes From Dolly Parton The bible says, 'All things are possible.' I believe that. Dolly Parton i-believeall-thingsbelieve Cause I am strong and I can prove it And I got my dreams to see me through It's just a mountain, I can move it And with faith enough there's nothing I can't do And I can see the light of a clear blue morning And I can see the light of brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning And everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay [lyrics from "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"] Dolly Parton strongdreammorning [On being overweight:] If I tried to haul ass, I would have to make two trips. Dolly Parton assweighttwo I never want anything more than what's fair. The problem is, I never want anything less either. In the old-boy school of business, if a woman walks away from the table with what's rightfully hers, the man feels screwed. Dolly Parton menboysschool The worst thing about poverty is not the actual living of it, but the shame of it. Dolly Parton shamepovertyworst Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself. It all gets back to the fact that I am, first of all, a songwriter and a singer. Dolly Parton addictionmusicdoors Music, I suppose, will be the thing that sustains me in the time of my life when I am too old for sex and not quite ready to meet God. It has always been an essential part of me. Dolly Parton essentialsmusicsex I have been asked to pose for Penthouse on my hundredth birthday. Everybody is going to be sorry. Dolly Parton penthouseshas-beenssorry Home is anywhere I hang my hair Dolly Parton homehair I can't do nothing just a little. Dolly Parton i-canlittles I tried the Scarsdale diet and the Stillman water diet (you remember that one, where you run weight off trying to get to the bathroom). Dolly Parton humorrunningfunny It doesn't bother me when someone calls me a 'dumb blonde.' I'm neither dumb or blonde. Dolly Parton call-meblondedumb Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion. Dolly Parton laughteremotiontears After you reach a certain age, they think you’re over. Well, I will never be over. I’ll be making records if I have to sell them out of the trunk of my car. I’ve done that in my past, and I’d do it again. Dolly Parton carpastthinking In the early days, Porter Wagoner would not exactly scold me, but he's say, 'You're writing too many damn verses. You're makin' these songs too damn long.' And I'd say, 'Yeah, but I'm tellin' a story. I have a story to tell.' And he'd say, 'Well, you're not going to get it on the radio.' If I start writing a song, I'm writing it for a reason. People would say that I had to have two verses, and a chorus, and a bridge. I tried to learn that formula. Dolly Parton bridgeswritingsong Anyone who knows or cares anything about real country music will agree that George Jones is the voice of it. Dolly Parton voicerealcountry I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs. Dolly Parton writingsongyears I want to be like one of those little fainting goats that get scared and then just fall over. I want to go and go and then drop dead in the middle of something I'm loving to do. And if that doesn't happen, if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I'll have my high heels on. Dolly Parton high-heelswindfall Love is like a butterfly Dolly Parton butterflyheartlove-is 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. Dolly Parton kindpurposechildren
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