Inspirational Dolly Parton Quotes & Sayings

Storms make trees take deeper roots. — Dolly Parton

And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just another site of development but it is a very special site. It is a site that souls and hearts of all Americans. — Daniel Libeskind

It is almost always impossible to evaluate at the time events which you have already experienced, and to understand their meaning with the guidance of their effects. All the more unpredictable and surprising to us will be the course of future events. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

We put the wrong emphasis on what beauty is and what health is. Health is being vibrant and having energy and being happy. — Ellen DeGeneres

As a rule, I always look for what others ignore. — Marshall McLuhan

I grew up in the Midwest and had a lot of exposure to big religion. I went to church every Sunday - my mother even sang in the choir - and most families I knew where practicing Christians. — Michael McMillian

I was filming a movie in London, and I drove through Ireland. It was quite beautiful, and the countryside was really remarkable. The contrast between the countryside and Ireland, and the murals there, with Northern Ireland still being a part of the United Kingdom, there's just a stark contrast in those two things. And I found that the art that came out of the conflict was really spectacular because it was about remembering either events or points of view for local neighborhoods, or the rallying cries of one side against the other. — Vince Vaughn

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else. — Dolly Parton

Why is it offensive to portray a creep and a murderer as a homosexual, but totally acceptable to present him as a religious Christian? — Michael Medved

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"] — Dolly Parton

A bird & a fish can fall in love, but where do they make a home? — Dolly Parton

We completely support Commissioner Silver's decision today regarding Clippers owner Donald Sterling, and praise him for his prompt investigation and action. — Jerry Reinsdorf

Don't be afraid to make an ass of yourself. I do it all the time, and look what I got. (Spoken at a graduation ceremony while holding aloft an honorary doctoral degree from McGill University) — William Shatner

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain! — Dolly Parton

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one. — Dolly Parton

If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain. — Dolly Parton

Fuck me, Ruger muttered, leaning his forehead down against mine. I was still wrapped around him, back against the van, enclosed in his arms — Joanna Wylde

Our attitude is the primary force that will determine whether we succeed or fail. — John C. Maxwell

I did not grow up with a spatula in my hand. I didn't even cook that much in high school. I was busy being a teenager and doing everything that goes along with that. — Christine Teigen

I have been criticized a lot for not looking perfect in every photograph. I'm not embarrassed about it. I'm proud of it. If I took perfect pictures all the time, the people standing in the room with me, or on the carpet, would think, 'What an actress! What a faker!' — Kristen Stewart

I like to chant a couple of lines of poetry into the ozone layer every day or so, another caller says. — Carol Shields

A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey. — Dolly Parton

The wrong that rouses our angry passions finds only a medium in us; it passes through us like a vibration, and we inflict what we have suffered. — George Eliot