![]() ![]() “I had a gift of rhyme and a big imagination and that’s just how I started,” Parton said in a 2019 interview, “and how I’m still a-goin’.” “Everybody’s life is a country-western song, depends on who’s writing it.” “Everybody’s life is a soap opera,” said Parton. “You just try to be nice to everybody, ’cause you know everybody’s got a dream.” “I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love.” ![]() “I’ve had to go against all kinds of people through the years just to be myself,” said Parton in a 2014 interview. “I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. I go out and smell the air after a good, hard rain,” Parton wrote in her 2013 book “ Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You.” “These small actions help remind me that there are so many great, glorious pieces of good in the world.” “I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my life. “I am a self-made woman, and I have the doctor bills to prove it.” “It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.” Here we take a look at some of Parton’s decades-worth of wisdom, advice, lyrics, and perfectly quipped “Dollyisms” throughout the years. The prolific songwriter has always unabashedly shared other words on everything from life, love, work, beauty, social and political issues, religion, and beyond. ![]() Still running her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, admitting to reading 50 books a year, and even kicking off the viral #DollyPartonChallenge, urging people to showcase their best selves in memes, among her many philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors, Parton has more to do. Throughout her career, spanning more than 50 years, she has written more than 3,000 songs, won 10 Grammy Awards (and earned 50 nominations), sold more than 100 million records, had 25 songs reach number one on the Billboard charts, and is still living and learning at 75. She’s the “Dolly Lama,” the “Queen of Country,” and even earned the nickname “The Book Lady.” A country music legend, style icon, businesswoman, philanthropist, author, singer, and songwriter, Dolly Parton is a self-made woman and artist. ![]()
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