She’s responsible for legendary country hits (“I Will Always Love You,” “Jolene,” “My Tennessee Mountain Home,” etc.), and she’s been in some of our favorite movies (“Steel Magnolias,” “9 to 5”). Dolly’s also incredibly charitable, giving away books from her Imagination Library program and helping families whose homes were destroyed in the 2016 Gatlinburg fires.
Oh, and she’s also pretty funny and insightful and has some amazing quotes. Really, we are not worthy of her, and here are 16 quotes that prove that:
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.”
Dolly Parton
“I don’t kiss nobody’s butt.”
Dolly Parton
” I was the first woman to burn my bra. It took the fire department four days
to put it out.”
Dolly Parton
“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.”
Dolly Parton
Don’t get so busy trying to make a living that you
forget to make a life.”
Dolly Parton
If you talk bad about country music, it’s like saying bad things about my Momma. Them’s
fightin’ words.”
Dolly Parton
“My weaknesses have always been food and men
– in that order.”
Dolly Parton
“I just don’t have time to get old!”
Dolly Parton
“I’m not offended by the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb. I also know I’m not blonde.”
Dolly Parton
“Stop this attitude that older people ain’t any good anymore! We’re as good as we ever were – if we ever were any good.”
Dolly Parton
“I’m old and cranky enough that if someone told me what to do, I’d tell them where to put it.”
Dolly Parton
“Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.”
Dolly Parton
“I love bald men. Just because you’ve lost your fuzz, don’t mean you ain’t a peach.”
Dolly Parton
“I’ve had heartaches, headaches, toothaches, earaches and I’ve had a few pains in the ass, but I’ve
survived to tell about it all.”
Dolly Parton
“People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.”
Dolly Parton
“‘9 to 5: The Musical’ is perfect for anyone that’s ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us.”
Dolly Parton
