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On Dumb Blonde Jokes
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02of 22On Getting Through Tough Times"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain."
02of 22
On Getting Through Tough Times
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.”
03of 22On Doing What Makes You HappyPeter Still/Redferns"Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."
03of 22
On Doing What Makes You Happy
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“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
04of 22On Being ‘Fashionable’Harry Langdon/Getty"I don’t like to be likeeverybody else. I’ve often made the statement that I’d never stoop so low as to be fashionable. That’s the easiest thing in the world to do."
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On Being ‘Fashionable’
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“I don’t like to be likeeverybody else. I’ve often made the statement that I’d never stoop so low as to be fashionable. That’s the easiest thing in the world to do.”
05of 22On Being RealThe LIFE Picture Collection/Getty"I’m very real where it counts, and that’sinside."
05of 22
On Being Real
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“I’m very real where it counts, and that’sinside.”
06of 22On Her WeaknessesRon Galella/WireImage"My weaknesseshave always beenfood and men - in that order."
06of 22
On Her Weaknesses
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“My weaknesseshave always beenfood and men - in that order.”
07of 22On Having a Sense of HumorJim Smeal/WireImage"I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. Imade ‘em upmyself."
07of 22
On Having a Sense of Humor
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“I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. Imade ‘em upmyself.”
08of 22On Aging GracefullyPaul Natkin/WireImage"If I see something saggin’, baggin’ or draggin’, I’m gonna have it nipped, tucked or sucked!"
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On Aging Gracefully
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“If I see something saggin', baggin' or draggin', I’m gonna have it nipped, tucked or sucked!”
09of 22On Being a Drag Queen at HeartThe LIFE Picture Collection/Getty"I like all that frilly stuff. Like I’ve always said, it’s a good thing I was a girl, or I’ddefinitely have been a drag queen! Most definitely."
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On Being a Drag Queen at Heart
“I like all that frilly stuff. Like I’ve always said, it’s a good thing I was a girl, or I’ddefinitely have been a drag queen! Most definitely.”
10of 22
On Doing Life on Purpose
“Find out who you are. Anddo it on purpose.”
11of 22On Shining BrightRon Galella, Ltd./WireImage"It’s hard to be adiamond in a rhinestone world."
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On Shining Bright
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“It’s hard to be adiamond in a rhinestone world.”
12of 22On Staying Open to FeelingsKevin Mazur/Getty"I have to not harden my heart, because I want tostay open to feel things. So when I hurt, I hurt all over. And when I cry, I cry real hard. And when I’m mad, I’m mad all over. I’m just a person; I like to experience whatever the feeling is and whatever I’m going through."
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On Staying Open to Feelings
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“I have to not harden my heart, because I want tostay open to feel things. So when I hurt, I hurt all over. And when I cry, I cry real hard. And when I’m mad, I’m mad all over. I’m just a person; I like to experience whatever the feeling is and whatever I’m going through.”
13of 22On Refusing to Put Limits on HerselfVirginia Sherwood/NBC"I’mnot going to limit myselfjust because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else."
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On Refusing to Put Limits on Herself
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“I’mnot going to limit myselfjust because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.”
14of 22On Making Your Own SpaceKenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.Invision/AP/Shutterstock"You gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that’s left for you or to make one of your own."
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On Making Your Own Space
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“You gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that’s left for you or to make one of your own.”
15of 22On Shining Where You AreFrazer Harrison/Getty Image"Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that youshine where you are."
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On Shining Where You Are
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“Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that youshine where you are.”
16of 22On Her Over-the-Top OutfitsJoe Stevens/Retna Ltd.“I am sure of myself as a person. I amsure of my talent. I’m sure of my love for life and that sort of thing. I am very content, I like the kind of person that I am. So, I can afford to piddle around and do-diddle around with makeup and clothes and stuff because I am secure with myself.”
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On Her Over-the-Top Outfits
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“I am sure of myself as a person. I amsure of my talent. I’m sure of my love for life and that sort of thing. I am very content, I like the kind of person that I am. So, I can afford to piddle around and do-diddle around with makeup and clothes and stuff because I am secure with myself.”
17of 22On Her Big GoalDave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images"Now people are always asking me, ‘What do you want people to say about you 100 years from now?’ I always say I want them to say, ‘Dang, don’t she still look good for her age?’ "
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On Her Big Goal
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“Now people are always asking me, ‘What do you want people to say about you 100 years from now?’ I always say I want them to say, ‘Dang, don’t she still look good for her age?’ "
18of 22On the Beauty of AgingDolly Parton.Invision/AP/Shutterstock"I’m old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I’dtell them where to put it.”
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On the Beauty of Aging
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“I’m old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I’dtell them where to put it.”
19of 22On Being CourageousTerry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM"You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’rebrave enough to try."
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On Being Courageous
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“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’rebrave enough to try.”
20of 22On Being PositiveRon Elkman/USA TODAY NETWORK"Leave something good inevery day."
20of 22
On Being Positive
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“Leave something good inevery day.”
21of 22On What May Surprise PeoplePaul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images"I know I look artificial, but I might surprise you.I’m totally real inside."
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On What May Surprise People
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“I know I look artificial, but I might surprise you.I’m totally real inside.”
22of 22On Celebrating Her Upcoming 75th BirthdayDolly Parton.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images"I don’t plan to retire. I just turned 74 and I plan to be onthe cover ofPlayboyMagazine again. See, I didPlayboyMagazine years ago and I thought it’d be such a hoot if they’ll go for it - I don’t know if they will - if I could be on the cover again when I’m 75."
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On Celebrating Her Upcoming 75th Birthday
Dolly Parton.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
“I don’t plan to retire. I just turned 74 and I plan to be onthe cover ofPlayboyMagazine again. See, I didPlayboyMagazine years ago and I thought it’d be such a hoot if they’ll go for it - I don’t know if they will - if I could be on the cover again when I’m 75.”
source: people.com
