934 Quotes by Dolly Parton

I love the energy of children. It makes me feel young. I'm just drawn to them. They're like magic to me. And they're drawn to me, the childlike part of me that never did grow up.

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

I was approached about having my own network many, many years ago. There were some people who wanted to start up a network, and I didn't want to get that involved in the business aspect of it.

I'm a proud person. I'm not vain. I look at it like it is. If you've got the money and you're going to be out there, you owe it to people not to look like a dog if you can help it.

I've always been a freak and different, oddball even in my childhood and my own family, so I can relate to people who are struggling and trying to find their true identity. I do not sit in the seat of judgment. .. I love people for who they are. We're all God's children.

Someone once asked me, 'How long does it take to do your hair.' I said, 'I don't know, I'm never there.'

When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.

I always think of myself as a working girl.

I have to not harden my heart, because I want to stay open to feel things.