Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Dolly Parton Quotes
SimplicityApproachEfficiencySelf-ImprovementPersonal Care You don't need to buy expensive cosmetics; almost anything will do if you know how to apply it.
MoviesAspirationActing My favorite movies of all times is 'Doctor Zhivago,' and I love 'Gone With the Wind.' I'd love to play some Southern belle or something where I owned a plantation.
FoodCuisineDiningRomance I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant.
FameStardomFanaticismAchievementSuccess Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a big hit.
AuthenticityPerceptionIndividuality I think there is a little magic in the fact that I'm so totally real but look so artificial at the same time.
HappinessAttitudeRealityResilience I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.
GratitudeReflectionResilienceGrowth 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.
IdentityAuthenticity I wouldn't wanna go out not looking like the Dolly people have come to know, because I've come to know her that way, too.
DesirePrideAmbition I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.
OptimismPerseverancePositivityMaking the Most of It 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.
Emotional DepthPositivityPerspective 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.
MusicPopularityYouth Culture People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.
ActionChangePersistenceResponsibilityWillpower If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.
ReputationUncertainty I've... been accused of being involved with every man I'm ever seen with or worked with. Maybe I have, maybe I ain't. I never tell if I have.
FaithTimeExistentialismPerspective God knows when the end of time will come, not some fanatic... The world will end someday, but the end of the world and the end of time are two different things.
MusicMusical PreferenceArtists When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris.
ConfidenceUpbringingFamiliarity I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them.
GeneticsFamily HistoryAwarenessCaution Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary.
CompetitionMarriageHarmony If I'd married someone in show business, there'd be too much competition.
FairnessJusticeMerit If people work for me over the years, I expect them to be paid what they're owed, but I don't expect them to be paid more than they earn.
Self-CareDisciplinePresentation I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.
GenerositySelf-CareBoundaries I have a tendency to be awfully big-hearted and it's very hard for me to say no, even when I need to.
FailureImperfectionResilienceHuman LimitationsEmbracing Challenges No one is ever successful at everything that they do.
True LoveMarriageHumilityLoyaltyIdentity I met my husband before I became a star, and he doesn't care about any of it.
PerseveranceOptimismChallengeReward The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Self-ControlSelf-DisciplineBody ImageHealthMotivation If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control.
MotherhoodGod's PlanCommunityAcceptance I've never been pregnant, so I just feel God didn't mean for me to have kids so that everybody else's children could be mine.
SuccessCommunityGiving BackJob Creation I always thought that if I made it big or got successful at what I had started out to do, that I wanted to come back to my part of the country and do something great, something that would bring a lot of jobs into this area.
FaithPurposeLessonsResilience God has his plans and his reasons. Sometimes we are supposed to go through things so that we learn lessons.
Self-Expression I have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I'm such a short little thing, I can't reach my kitchen cabinets.
CreativitySelf-ExpressionEmotionEmpathyMental Health Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.
Hands-On ApproachPracticalityFamiliarity I don't like to get involved in things that I am not familiar with. I'm kind of a hands-on type of person.