934 Quotes by Dolly Parton

It’s a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I’d be a drag queen.

I’m so thankful I can write songs. I can capture all those memories in my songs and keep those memories alive.

All the fame and fortune, glory and prestige, can’t make me happy if it goes against what I believe.

I can’t do nothing just a little.

Don’t judge me by the cover, ’cause I’m a real good book.

Above everything else I’ve done, I’ve always said I’ve had more guts than I’ve got talent.

My philosophy is simple: It’s a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things.

I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we’re sad, and being yellow when we’re cowards, and when we’re mad, we’re red.

If I hadn’t been a woman, I’d be a drag queen for sure. I like all that flair and I’d be dressing up in them high heels and putting on the big hair. I’d be like Ru Paul.