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They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart.

Dolly Parton

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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
Guitarist
Pittman Center
Tennessee
Dolly Rebecca Parton
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Got those moods a swinging, tears a slinging, nothing fits me, when it hits me, ranting, raving, misbehaving, PMS blues.
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I often joke that 100 years from now I hope people are saying, 'Dang, she looks good for her age!'
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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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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 think so many people live their whole life in fear and doubt and shame.
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I am a tender-hearted person, and I feel everything to the ninth degree.
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Music, I suppose, will be the thing that sustains me in the time of my life when I am too old for sex and not quite ready to meet God. It has always been an essential part of me.
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People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.
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I couldn't have children, I tried to for years. I've never been pregnant in my life. When I was a girl and fooling around I was scared to death I'd get pregnant, and then when I got married and wanted to have children I couldn't have any. But I don't miss it. I did for awhile, but I realize that I am everybody's mother.
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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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I'm pretty sure in my older years, I'll be doing old-time flavored folk-mountain music.
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