The Wit and Wisdom of Dolly Parton: Quotes to Remember
Dolly Parton, the beloved US singer-songwriter who passed away at the age of 80, was renowned for her insightful and humorous quotes, as well as her music. Here are some of her most memorable words over the years:
Philosophy
- "If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
- "I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give ’em yours!"
- "I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else."
- "If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."
- "Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."
- "Storms make trees take deeper roots."
- "Sometimes, what would look like to be my biggest mistakes turn out to be my biggest blessings."
On Songwriting and Performing
- "I actually take my songwriting more serious than anything else I do, so I would say I am a songwriter first."
- "It’s my way of expressing myself. It’s my therapy."
- "You have to search for a long time because I’ve written a lot of songs. But yes, there are pieces of me, of course, in everything I write."
- "I have to write and sing. See, that was my first love, and I have to do that forever, however I have to do it."
Her Image
- "If I was trying to describe myself to someone that had never seen me before, I would say, ‘Calm down. Don’t get scared. It’s just me. I know I look totally bizarre and artificial, but I’m totally real inside.’"
- "I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb – and I’m not blonde either."
- "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap."
- "People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there."
- "If I see something sagging, bagging, and dragging, I’m going to nip it, tuck it, and suck it."
- "I don’t like to be like everybody else. I’ve often made the statement that I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable."
