Dolly Parton Quotes - Page 8

I look at myself like a show dog. I've got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

There's a heart beneath the boobs and a brain beneath the wig.

You can't just will your dreams to come true. You have to work hard. You have to give 'em wings, arms, legs...whatever it takes to make your dreams come true.

I think I became more productive through not having children. I never really had the desire to have them. My husband didn't want them either, so it worked out well.

People tend to fear what they do not know, and what they fear they dislike.

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

Home is anywhere I hang my hair

People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.'

I don't think of myself as a feminist, but if someone calls me a feminist icon, that's fine. I've always stood up for women and myself in general. I have a great love and respect, because I have had beautiful sisters, aunts and my grandmas, but I love men. I totally understand the nature of men.

Sometimes if you jump into something too quickly, you can screw up something that might have been good two years down the road.

A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares... if you don't really work them.

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

I don't think I'm supposed to boss other people around just because I'm a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I've seen it happen. I don't call those people out - they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation.

I love to flirt, and I've never met a man I didn't like.

I just don't have time to get old!

I'm comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far it's stretched. Ha ha.

My lips, I've used collagen. I line my lips with collagen.

I just try to be true to myself and look the way that I'm comfortable looking. Because if I'm comfortable with me, then you're going to be comfortable with me as well.

I hope life treats you kind, and I hope you have all that you ever dreamed of, and I wish you joy and happiness. But above all of this, I wish you love.

I know my hair is out of the '60's, my clothes are '50's and the shoes I wear are from the '40's. But I like looking like I came out of a fairy tale.

You don't need to buy expensive cosmetics; almost anything will do if you know how to apply it.

I usually get up at 3 A.M. I don't require a lot of sleep, and if I get tired, I'll take a powernap during the day.

I never know tomorrow what I might be doing. I just ask God to lead me and show me and direct me and help me and support me in it. So I just wait to hear the call.

My husband calls me 'catfish.' He says I'm all mouth and no brains.

Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time.