934 Quotes by Dolly Parton

Every single diet I ever fell off of was because of potatoes and gravy of some sort.

Working nine to five, what way to earn a living. Barely getting by... It's all taking and no giving. They use just your mind and they never give you credit. It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it!

Being born was the worse and the first mistake I ever made. The doctor didn't spank me, he just slapped me in the face.

I know it's corny - but I love 'Jingle Bells!'

My husband said 'show me your boobs' and I had to pull up my skirt... so it was time to get them done!

My music is so mine, it's hard to turn it over to someone else. I have to be really involved in the production. It's like someone else taking care of your kids - if they don't treat them well, you're going to be pissed off. I'm actually co-producing [Backwoods] with my guitar player of 20 years, Kent Wells. We make a good combination... I think we're going to have a real good record.

My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.

The guitar is my favorite and the one, I guess, I'm best at. But I play enough of the different instruments to be able to write with them and to, hopefully, to make myself look impressive on stage.

I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'