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Sometimes when I'm under pressure, if I think somebody is expecting stuff from me, I'll do better than if I was just left on my own. I can sit down - I'm a skilled writer, I've been doing it all my life - and I can get down to it.
Dolly Parton
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Dolly Parton
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 19
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Dolly Rebecca Parton
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That traveling man was a two time lover, he took my love, then he took my mother.
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When its family, you tolerate what you'd kill others for.
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When I'm feeling a little low, I put on my favorite high heels to stand a little taller.
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My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.
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