Dolly Parton

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”

“If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.”

“I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.”

“Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”

“You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.”

“I was the first woman to burn my bra—it took the fire department four days to put it out.”

“Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent.”

“The seeds of dreams are often found in books, and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world.”

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

“It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.”

“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”

“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”

“If I see something sagging, bagging, or dragging, I'm gonna have it nipped, tucked, or sucked.”

“My weaknesses have always been men, sex and food — in that order.”

“You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.”

“I look just like the girl next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.”

“When I'm writing, I'm just a person. It's not a woman, it's not a man... it's just a person who is a writer.”

“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.”

“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give 'em yours!”

“I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.”