Quotes from Dolly Parton

I can write a song in about an hour if it's a simple country song.

I write for myself things that I've gone through.

I've never had a divorce, but I've seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can't write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I'm able to kind of express it, or their joy.

That little Miley Cyrus... she's like a little Elvis. The kids love her because she's Hannah Montana, but what people don't realize about her is she is such a fantastic singer and songwriter. She writes songs like she's 40 years old!

I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs.

I'll be like Bob Hope, touring when I'm 100.

No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!

If we all climb together, we could climb the highest hill.

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

I don't trust anyone who does their own hair. I don't think it's natural.

I often get myself in love trouble because I'm so passionate; I love so much and so deep.

I'll just wait right here for you cause I know your new love won't last. I wound easy, but I heal fast.

I hope to die right in the middle of a song and right on the stage doing what I love to do. I hope to be about 120 when that happens.

Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate.

I don't judge. I'm not God. We're supposed to be less judgmental and accept and be kind and love one another.

Cheating love is just as real as un-cheating love.

Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing.

I'm just a simple country girl.

Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.

My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.

Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.

I think every entertainer's had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can't remember everything all the time, and especially if you're having hard times personally, things going on that you - you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse.

I say, 'Yeah, Taylor Swift.' I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she's making all the right moves. She's got a good head on her shoulders. She's surrounded with wonderful people. Her songs are great. She keeps herself anchored. She knows who she is, and she's living and standing by that.

I wear make-up, and it gets a little bit thicker every year.