934 Quotes by Dolly Parton

"I think god gave us talent because he screwed up our hair"

"Speaking of the devil, well here he comes now. Got my defenses down. And I'd go through hell to make him mine."

"I had to get rich so I could sing like I was poor again."

"When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris."

"I'm an energy vampire. I just suck off everybody's energy. But I give it back."

"It's terrible! It took me about two hours to get to my house here the other day. But they are working on it and they have been for years. One of these days, hopefully, they will get it fixed and they will have all the right roads."

"A tree reaches below the surface to gather strength for stargazing."

"Wondering if God loves us when we're cheating? Oh, but why he lets us feel things, if it's wrong."

"After Momma gave birth to twelve of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her."

"My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was big time."