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

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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
Film Producer
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Pittman Center
Tennessee
Dolly Rebecca 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.
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So many of my relatives didn't get a chance to go to school, and my own Daddy couldn't read or write.
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If people work for me over the years, I expect them to be paid what they're owed, but I don't expect them to be paid more than they earn.
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I've never let a rhinestone go unturned
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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.
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Some people say that less is more. But I think more is more.
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'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.
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I'm just a friendly person that runs in my family.
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You gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that's left for you or to make one of your own.
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I believe in my cosmetics line. There are plenty of charities for the homeless. Isn't it time someone helped the homely?
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People don't realize that, you know, we have - we meaning people in show business have the same problems as everybody else. Money don't change that. Fame don't change that. Sometimes that brings on more problems. You know, it's just a - different kind of problems. As they say, money ain't everything.
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No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by
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I write anywhere. I'm always banging around on the dashboard. Whatever I'm doing. I can make music out of anything. Whenever a song hits me, I'll pick some sort of melody or rhythm out on it, and kind of enhance the song.
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I love thinking, I love coming up with great ideas. I just get excited. Sometimes if I get a big idea, I'm just like a kid, like I've found a new toy.
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If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning.
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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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I'm so thankful I can write songs. I can capture all those memories in my songs and keep those memories alive.
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I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant.
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