I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.
Dolly Parton

I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.
Dolly Parton

I modelled my looks on the town tramp.
Dolly Parton

I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that.
Dolly Parton

I wanted to be the first woman to burn her bra, but it would have taken the fire department four days to put it out.
Dolly Parton

I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.
Dolly Parton

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.
Dolly Parton

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.
Dolly Parton

I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.
Dolly Parton

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.
Dolly Parton


If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.
Dolly Parton

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

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.
Dolly Parton

People make jokes about my bosoms, why don't they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It's obvious I've got big ones and if people want to assume they're not mine, then let them.
Dolly Parton

Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.
Dolly Parton

Storms make trees take deeper roots.
Dolly Parton

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Dolly Parton

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
Dolly Parton

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.
Dolly Parton

You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!
Dolly Parton