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“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
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“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.”
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“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!”
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“Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.”
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“I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.”
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“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
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“Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
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“It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.”
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“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”
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“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.”
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“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap”
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“I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb - and I'm not blonde either.”
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“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!”
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“My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.”
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“People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.”
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“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”
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“They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.”
― Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
― Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
“I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.”
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“When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.”
― Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
― Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
“Smile -- it increases your face value.”
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“If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.”
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“Cause I am strong and I can prove it
And I got my dreams to see me through
It's just a mountain, I can move it
And with faith enough there's nothing I can't do
And I can see the light of a clear blue morning
And I can see the light of brand new day
I can see the light of a clear blue morning
And everything's gonna be all right
It's gonna be okay
[lyrics from "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"]”
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And I got my dreams to see me through
It's just a mountain, I can move it
And with faith enough there's nothing I can't do
And I can see the light of a clear blue morning
And I can see the light of brand new day
I can see the light of a clear blue morning
And everything's gonna be all right
It's gonna be okay
[lyrics from "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"]”
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“I make jokes about it, but it's the truth that I kind of patterned my look after the town tramp. I didn't know what she was, just this woman who was blond and piled her hair up, wore high heels and tight skirts, and, boy, she was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen. Momma used to say, "Aw, she's just trash," and I thought, That's what I want to be when I grow up. Trash.”
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“the magic is inside you. there ain't no crystal ball”
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“Sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.”
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“If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words”
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“If I see something saggin', baggin', or draggin', I'm gone have it nipped, tucked, or sucked!”
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“You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.”
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“If you see someone without a smile give them yours.”
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“I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable.”
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