“ 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. Dolly Parton
“ If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words. Dolly Parton
“ Cause I am strong and I can prove itAnd I got my dreams to see me throughIt's just a mountain, I can move itAnd with faith enough there's nothing I can't doAnd I can see the light of a clear blue morn… Dolly Parton
“ My favorite movies of all times is 'Doctor Zhivago,' and I love 'Gone With the Wind.' I'd love to play some Southern belle or something where I owned a plantation. Dolly Parton
“ If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad. Dolly Parton
“ I just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say. Dolly Parton
“ I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer. Dolly Parton
“ 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 ab… Dolly Parton
“ Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do. Dolly Parton
