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The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next. Find out who you are and do it on purpose.
Dolly Parton
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Dolly Parton
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 19
Actor
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Banjoist
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Country Musician
Country Singer
Film Actor
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Guitarist
Pittman Center
Tennessee
Dolly Rebecca Parton
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My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old and I thought it was big time.
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It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.
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I met my husband before I became a star, and he doesn't care about any of it.
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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.
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Now I usually try not to give advice. Information, yes, advice, no. But, what has worked for me may not work for you. Well, take for instance what has worked for me. Wigs. Tight clothes. Push up bras.
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Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind but the higher percentage of the time, the words and music pretty much come at the same time.
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I usually get up at 3 A.M. I don't require a lot of sleep, and if I get tired, I'll take a powernap during the day.
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It doesn't bother me when someone calls me a 'dumb blonde.' I'm neither dumb or blonde.
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God is in everything I do and all my work glorifies Him.
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I prefer my music. I'm more of a one-nighter kind of person than to do a squat-down job for three months or whatever.
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I didn't know any gay people in my childhood.
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A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.
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Sevier County is a great area.
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I just write all the time. In my whole life I've never had what I've heard people talk about writer's block. I've never had that. Life is like a song to me. I just hear everything in music, so I have never once thought Well, I'm never gonna be able to write again. I've got thousands of songs.
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I'll just wait right here for you cause I know your new love won't last. I wound easy, but I heal fast.
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