Top 284 Quotes by Dolly Parton

I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them.

I'm a singer, a writer and an actress - when I find something that I feel good enough about doing.

I always wanted to be loved.

I have surrounded myself with very smart people.

I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.

My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was big time.

I've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own.

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

I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

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