52 Dolly Parton Quotes

Dolly Parton is a famous American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman.

Dolly Parton is widely for her contribution to country music. As an artist, she has won nearly 11 Grammy Awards, including a lifetime achievement award.

Dolly Parton began her career alongside another famous musician and country music entertainer Porter Wagoner. Parton's first solo hit was 'Coat of Many Colors'. Some of the top 20 hits of Parton 'The Right Combination' and 'Burning the Midnight Oil' (both duets with Wagoner, 1971); 'Lost Forever in Your Kiss; (with Wagoner), 'Touch Your Woman/ (1972), 'My Tennessee Mountain Home' and 'Travelin' Man' (1973). She had sung several duets with Wagoner, which became hits as well. For 30 years, Parton has entertained her fans with wonderful country and pop music. Here are some famous quotes by Parton during her successful career as a singer and businesswoman.

Whenever you want to see some of the top quotes of love and life from Dolly Parton, it will inspire you to achieve your desired goals in life.

"As long as we’re together, we’ll never walk alone. We’ll build a world of sunshine of our own."

- 'Just The Two Of Us', 1968.

"I just don’t feel like I have to explain myself. I love everybody."

- 'Romeo', 1993.

"They think I’m simple-minded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simple-minded. Maybe that’s the key: simple."

- 'My Life And Other Unfinished Business', 1994.

"Storms make trees take deeper roots."

"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."

"You don’t have to look like everybody else. You don’t have to be a raving beauty to be special and to be beautiful."

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

"People say how you stay looking so young? I say, well, good lighting, good doctors, and good makeup."

"When someone shows you their true colors, believe them."

- 'My Life And Other Unfinished Business', 1994.

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

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

"The magic is inside you. there ain't no crystal ball."

- 'These Old Bones', 2002.

"Wouldn't it be something if we could have things we love in abundance without their losing that special attraction the want of them held for us?"

"Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."

A few of the most unforgettable quotes from Dolly Parton are mentioned below, which are pretty inspirational in every fact of life.

"Everybody has their own journey; they have their own way of doing things. And who am I to judge?"

"He's always loved who I was, and I loved who he was, and we never tried to change each other."

- The Oprah Magazine.

"I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did."

"I still believe that women should get paid equal and should be treated with respect. I’m all about that."

"Everybody’s life is a country western song, depends on who’s writing it."

"If I can hold God's attention, I can hold the world's."

"I look totally artificial, but I am totally real, as a writer, as a professional, as a human being.'"

"The seeds of dreams are often found in books, and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world."

"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. I re-read passages from my favorite books. I hold the little treasures that somebody special gave me. These small actions help remind me that there are so many great, glorious pieces of good in the world."

- 'Dream More'.

"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."

"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."

"I had a gift of rhyme and a big imagination, and that's just how I started."

"My daddy has a chain five miles long, on each link a heart for a lover he has lost."

Memories and moments are to stay forever in all our lives. The quotes from Dolly Parton are something that you will remember all your life because they can be useful all through your life.

"If you see someone without a smile today, give 'em yours."

"I know how to stand my ground. I know how to speak up. I know how to stand sturdy. But that doesn't mean I've hardened my heart."

"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."

- 'My Life And Other Unfinished Business', 1994.

"If people want to pass judgment, they're already sinning. The sin of judging is just as bad as any other sin they might say somebody else is committing. I try to love everybody."

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

"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb - and I'm not blonde either."

"People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know; I’m never there."

"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."

"If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words."

"It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world."

- 'Blood On The Dance Floor', 2008.

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

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

"I’ll never harden my heart, but I’ve toughened the muscles around it."

"I'm just a working girl. I never think of myself as a star because, as somebody once said, 'A star is nothing but a big ball of gas'–and I don't want to be that."

Everyone may benefit from inspirational quotations. Inspiring quotes encourage you to learn from your mistakes and failures and reassure you that there is nothing we can't do better next time. With the help of others, we can let go of our regrets and use them as lessons for the future. Here are a few inspirational quotes by Dolly Parton.

"Everybody's life is a soap opera. Everybody's life is a country western song, depends on who's writing it."

"When I talk to a man, I can always tell what he’s thinking by where he’s looking. If he’s looking at my eyes, he’s looking for intelligence. If he’s looking at my mouth, he’s looking for wisdom. If he’s looking anywhere else except my chest, he’s looking for another man."

"Sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor."

"Be whatever your dreams, and your luck will let you be."

"I'm back where I started, she marveled. But now everything's different."

- 'Run Rose Run', 2022.

"Dark night, bright future/Like the phoenix from the ashes, I shall rise again."

- 'From Run Rose Run', 2022.

"It takes a lot of money to look this cheap."

"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."

"I have little feet because nothing grows in the shade."

"I have pretty good skin considering my age, and I think a lot of it is mineral oil and bacon grease."

"I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. I made ’em up myself."