Quotes from Dolly Parton

I'm pretty sure in my older years, I'll be doing old-time flavored folk-mountain music.

Every time I come to Europe, I'm just as excited as I was my very first time, which was many, many years ago. I love that part of the world, and I especially love the fans.

I love bald men. Just because you've lost your fuzz don't mean you ain't a peach.

It took me years to eat a lot of shellfish. I was probably 20 years old before I had even seen a shrimp cocktail. I like oysters, but fried.

I think there is a little magic in the fact that I'm so totally real but look so artificial at the same time.

A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy.

I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love. Don't even try to tell me different.

I always love working with children. I never had children of my own. God has his purposes. God didn't let me have children so everybody's children could be mine. That's kind of how I'm looking at it.

I love to make things happen, I love to see things happen, I love to be a part of things that are happening.

I've never been more moved by a voice than I have been by Roy Orbison. I loved him personally, and I loved his voice. I think of him often and frequently listen to his songs.

Goodbye- please don't cry/we both know that I'm not what you need. But I will always love you.

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

I know it's corny - but I love 'Jingle Bells!'

'9 to 5,' that little song, that little story, just won't ever end. Just like 'I Will Always Love You,' it just keeps comin' back, popping up its head in one way or another.

Love is something sent from Heaven to worry the Hell out of you.

I bought all those [fitness] videos -- Richard Simmons, Jane Fonda. I love to sit and eat cookies and watch 'em.

I hope life treats you kind, and I hope you have all that you ever dreamed of, and I wish you joy and happiness. But above all of this, I wish you love.

Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.

My husband says I look like a Q-tip.

I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.'

Songwriting is my way of channeling my feelings and my thoughts. Not just mine, but the things I see, the people I care about. My head would explode if I didn't get some of that stuff out.

I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn't read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with.

I have suffered most of the things I write about - or my friends have.

My biggest extravagances are also investments. I have several houses in California, a house in Nashville, an office complex, and I bought the old home place in Tennessee. They are different places for me to write, but I can turn right around and sell them.