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My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things.

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Dolly Parton
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 19
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People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.
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I've been around longer than most of my fans have been alive.
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I count my blessings far more than I count my money.
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I love story songs because I've always loved books.
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God made me the way that I am and it’s my business to be true to that.
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I think everyone should be with who they love.
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Some things are strange to me, and some things are odd. But I don't condemn. If you can accept me, I can accept you.
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I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.
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Any business you go into, you have to think about how much money you are willing to put into it, and how much you are not.
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To me it's a two-way street. They're good to me, and I'm good to them. It's a natural thing for me to love people, and I think people sense it. ... I am secure with the kind of person I am. I don't feel like I'm better than anyone, but I'm just as good as anyone.
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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams. All of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times. They're the songs that last through time.
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Years ago when I first started being a big star I had fans that were fanatical. It was when Jolene was a big hit.
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I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?'
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I never have thought I was beautiful and I never can get beautiful enough. I'm always doing whatever I can to look as good as I can, nipping and tucking if necessary. When you're older, you probably look more bizarre to people. But I don't care. I'm just totally convinced that it's more important that I be happy with me.
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I have surrounded myself with very smart people.
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I think the fact that I look totally artificial, but I am totally real, has its own kind of magic in it.
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We're phonies if we're not exactly who we are.
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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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Sevier County is a great area.
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One of the things I'm real proud of is I just made a deal with 20th Century Fox, and I've got my own production company now. I'm developing some television and movies for other people because I have a lot of fresh new ideas. To write is what I love the most.
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