08/25/2026
Dolly Parton quotes are all the SPARKLE you need.
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
“I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.”
“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”
“You don’t have to look like everybody else. You don’t have to be a raving beauty to be special and to be beautiful.”
“Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are.”
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!”
“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.”
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”
“Dreams are of no value if they’re not equipped with wings!”
“You can wish your life away. But if you’re going to dream, you’re going to have to get out and, like I always say, you have to put some wings on them dreams, and some feet and fingers and some hands. They gotta get into some stuff. You can’t just sit around and think of all the things you want to do. You’ve got to think of what you want to do, and then you’ve got to get out and make that happen.”
'It costs a lot of money to look this cheap."
• "I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets."
• "I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb-and I'm not blonde either."
• "Every single diet I ever fell off of was because of potatoes and gravy of some sort."
• "I was the first woman to burn my bra-it took the fire department four days to put it out."
• "If I see someone without a smile, I give them mine."
• "People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don't know, I'm never there."
• "It's a good thing | was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen."
“Smile—it increases your face value.”
“If you see someone without a smile today, give ’em yours.”
“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give ’em yours.”
“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
“I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my life. I go out and smell the air after a good, hard rain. These small actions help remind me that there are so many great, glorious pieces of good in the world.”
“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
“People say how you stay looking so young? I say, well, good lighting, good doctors, and good makeup.”
“A rhinestone shines just as good as a diamond.”
“Anybody’s life is a soap opera. Everybody’s life is a country western song, depends on who’s writing it.”
“I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.”
“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.”
“I’m proud of my hillbilly, white trash background.”
“I was born a dreamer, and I’ll die a dreamer.”
“You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished.”
“Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I’ll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you’re not on time.”
“I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable.”
And there is so much more! What a character Dolly was.
