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I try to see the good in everybody, and I don't care who people are as long as they're themselves, whatever that is.

Dolly Parton

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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
Whatever
Care
Trying
Long
Good
People
Everybody

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I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think it's like a battery: you've got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person.
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If I'd married someone in show business, there'd be too much competition.
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A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.
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No, I can't do rap music...
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I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.
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I have a tendency to be awfully big-hearted and it's very hard for me to say no, even when I need to.
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I've never been more moved by a voice than I have been by Roy Orbison. I loved him personally, and I loved his voice. I think of him often and frequently listen to his songs.
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Islands in the streams, that is what we are.
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The music does bring us together and it's cheaper than therapy!
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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.
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I think everyone should be with who they love. I don't want to be controversial or stir up a bunch of trouble but people are going to love who they are going to love. I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals. Ha ha ha!
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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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If we can't be true to ourselves, what can we be true to?
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I usually eat breakfast twice. I'm usually up at 3 a.m. - do my spiritual work, my affirmations, a little bit of songwriting, get my daily work in order, and by that time I've worked up a bigger appetite.
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