Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Dolly Parton Quotes
Making the Most of ItOptimismPerseverancePositivity 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.
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.
AmbitionDesirePride 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.
ActionChangePersistenceResponsibilityWillpower If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.
CompetitionHarmonyMarriage If I'd married someone in show business, there'd be too much competition.
ExistentialismFaithPerspectiveTime 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.
CuisineDiningFoodRomance I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant.
AuthenticityIdentity 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.
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.
AttitudeHappinessRealityResilience 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.
ActingAspirationMovies 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.
AwarenessCautionFamily HistoryGenetics Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary.
Emotional DepthPerspectivePositivity 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.
AuthenticityIndividualityPerception I think there is a little magic in the fact that I'm so totally real but look so artificial at the same time.
GratitudeGrowthReflectionResilience 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.
ConfidenceFamiliarityUpbringing I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them.
ArtistsMusicMusical Preference 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.
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.
AchievementFameFanaticismStardomSuccess Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a big hit.