Dolly Parton

Some of my dreams are so big they would scare you.

Dolly Parton

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

Dolly Parton

Sometimes, you see folks who have a negative view of dreamers – people who sit around all day on their hindquarters and do absolutely nothing. These folks aren’t dreamers – they are just lazy. To me, dreaming is just part of being alive, inspired, and curious about the world.

Dolly Parton

Stop this attitude that older people ain’t any good anymore! We’re as good as we ever were – if we ever were any good.

Dolly Parton

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.

Dolly Parton

The bible says, ‘All things are possible.’ I believe that.

Dolly Parton

The world is my stage.

Dolly Parton

The worst thing about poverty is not the actual living of it, but the shame of it.

Dolly Parton

Understanding isn’t learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain’t learned from hate.

Dolly Parton

Until I was a teenager I used red pokeberries for lipstick and a burnt matchstick for eyeliner. I used honeysuckle for perfume.

Dolly Parton