Dolly Parton Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Dolly Parton quotes, Dolly Parton sayings, and Dolly Parton proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Wildflowers don't care where they grow. Dolly Parton
Find out who you are and do it on purpose. Dolly Parton
If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton
I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying. Dolly Parton
Leave something good in every day. Dolly Parton
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. Dolly Parton
I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed. Dolly Parton
I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed. Dolly Parton
If you don't like the road you're walking on start paving another. Dolly Parton
For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood. Dolly Parton
My fat never made me less money. Dolly Parton
Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. 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
You always want your people to be proud of what you have accomplished. Dolly Parton
We're all just a bunch of sinners, but we do the best we can. Dolly Parton
Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. Dolly Parton
It costs a lot of money to look this cheap. Dolly Parton
The hardest exercise for most of us fat people is that one where we push our chairback from the dinner table. Dolly Parton
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. Dolly Parton
I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it. Dolly Parton
You can't just wish to be a millionaire; you have to figure out how to earn it. Dolly Parton
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. Dolly Parton
Sometimes if you jump into something too quickly, you can screw up something that might have been good two years down the road. Dolly Parton
A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey. Dolly Parton
Every single diet I ever fell off of was because of potatoes and gravy of some sort. Dolly Parton
I'm not happy all the time, and I wouldn't want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody. Dolly Parton
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. Dolly Parton
You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs, arms, hands, and feet on 'em. Dolly Parton
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton
I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red. Dolly Parton