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Country Musician Inspirational Quotes (512)

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I learned early on that I could get a lot of attention by singing and writing little songs, so it was like throwing nuts to a monkey... I just couldn't get enough.
Dolly Parton
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I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.
Dolly Parton
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God has his plans and his reasons. Sometimes we are supposed to go through things so that we learn lessons.
Dolly Parton
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One of the things I'm real proud of is I just made a deal with 20th Century Fox, and I've got my own production company now. I'm developing some television and movies for other people because I have a lot of fresh new ideas. To write is what I love the most.
Dolly Parton
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The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle slowly take command.
Merle Haggard
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Different people have their ways of measuring success, maybe it's not the right way but wrong's what I do best.
George Jones
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I never, ever get involved in politics. With politics you are not allowed to be honest. I don't have time to deal with that. I would rather work with kids.
Dolly Parton
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Evolution is a laughing matter for anybody that's got a rational mind.
Merle Haggard
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I stay close to my roots and my family. I never want to forget any part of it. I'm still just a hillbilly at heart, thus a Backwoods Barbie.
Dolly Parton
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A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy.
Dolly Parton
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Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.
Dolly Parton
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I don't judge. I'm not God. We're supposed to be less judgmental and accept and be kind and love one another.
Dolly Parton
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A tree reaches below the surface to gather strength for stargazing.
Dolly Parton
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We go through the good, the bad and the ugly all together.
Emily Robison
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If people think I'm a dumb blonde, because of the way I look, then they're dumber than they think I am. If people think I'm not very deep because of my wigs and outfits, then they're not very deep.
Dolly Parton
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I've always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music, I would have loved to had that break, but it never was offered to me, a job in that field, so naturally, I got lost on that other road.
George Jones
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I am amazed at the response of my being on the show. Everywhere I go, every young person points at me and says Hi, Aunt Dolly. Or Are you Aunt Dolly? I love doing the show and I love Miley and Billy Ray [Cyrus]. I am proud to be her honorary Godmother.
Dolly Parton
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At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?
Merle Haggard
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Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.
Dolly Parton
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We just seem to have lost all our morals and principles and values these days.
Dolly Parton
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Being born was the worse and the first mistake I ever made. The doctor didn't spank me, he just slapped me in the face.
Dolly Parton
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When its family, you tolerate what you'd kill others for.
Dolly Parton
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If we can't be true to ourselves, what can we be true to?
Dolly Parton
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Is your head up your ass so far that you can't pull it out?
Waylon Jennings
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