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I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'

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Dolly Parton
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 19
Actor
Autobiographer
Banjoist
Businessperson
Composer
Country Musician
Country Singer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Guitarist
Pittman Center
Tennessee
Dolly Rebecca Parton
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I wear make-up, and it gets a little bit thicker every year.
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I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community.
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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.
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My aunt in Knoxville would bring newspapers up, which we used for toilet paper. Before we used it, we'd look at the pictures.
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Speaking of the devil, well here he comes now. Got my defenses down. And I'd go through hell to make him mine.
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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.
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There are some people who physically are not beautiful. But the way they are, the way they treat people, they become beautiful, and you forget all about [their looks].
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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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I did not, thank the Lord, have to have a hysterectomy.
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