Dolly Parton

No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by other women, period.

Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are. To me, that's what being a star means.

People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.'

God and I have a great relationship, but we both see other people.

I'm working on my life story. I'm not decided if it's going to be a musical or a movie with music in it.

When you're 40, you can't ride the fence anymore. You gotta make definite decisions about your life.

Every single diet I ever fell off of was because of potatoes and gravy of some sort.

If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked.

People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.

I've never let a rhinestone go unturned

You can do anything you want to do as long as you keep a good attitude and keep working at it. But the second you give up, you’re screwed.

My husband said 'show me your boobs' and I had to pull up my skirt... so it was time to get them done!

Don't judge me by the cover, 'cause I'm a real good book.

A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy.

I'm in the public eye, so I don't care who knows what I get done. If I see something sagging, dragging, or bagging, I get it sucked, tucked, or plucked.

Now I usually try not to give advice. Information, yes, advice, no. But, what has worked for me may not work for you. Well, take for instance what has worked for me. Wigs. Tight clothes. Push up bras.

I think I've got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn't read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with.

I think I became more productive through not having children. I never really had the desire to have them. My husband didn't want them either, so it worked out well.

I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then.

I'm not a politician. And I don't want to be.

I've been around longer than most of my fans have been alive.