934 Quotes by Dolly Parton

Sometimes when I’m under pressure, if I think somebody is expecting stuff from me, I’ll do better than if I was just left on my own. I can sit down – I’m a skilled writer, I’ve been doing it all my life – and I can get down to it.

Having a big gay following, I get hate mail and threats. Some people are blind or ignorant, and you can’t be that prejudiced and hateful and go through this world and still be happy.

I compare myself to a good barn. You can have a good barn, and if you paint it, it looks a little better. But if you take the paint off, it’s still a good barn.

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

I try to see the good in everybody, and I don’t care who people are as long as they’re themselves, whatever that is.

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

I think that I’m perfect.

As a songwriter, you respect and appreciate the writings of other people, and I often get asked, are there songs out there I wish I’d written? Yes. There’s many of them!

Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods.