I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

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.

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

I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that.

People make jokes about my bosoms, why don't they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It's obvious I've got big ones and if people want to assume they're not mine, then let them.

Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills.

I modelled my looks on the town tramp.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

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

I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

I wanted to be the first woman to burn her bra, but it would have taken the fire department four days to put it out.

It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

'9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us.

'9 to 5,' that little song, that little story, just won't ever end. Just like 'I Will Always Love You,' it just keeps comin' back, popping up its head in one way or another.

'Jolene' has been very popular all of these years, even overseas.

'Wrecking Ball' is a great song.

A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money.

A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares... if you don't really work them.

A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends.

A lot of people don't realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.

A lot of people have said I'd have probably done better in my career if I hadn't looked so cheap and gaudy. But I dress to be comfortable for me, and you shouldn't be blamed because you want to look pretty.

Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent.

Adjusting to the passage of time, I think, is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches.

After momma gave birth to 12 of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her.

All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right.

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.

Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods.

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

Children have always responded to me because I have that cartoon-character look.

Depression runs in my family on both sides, and I have to be wary.

Dollywood is a family park, and all families are welcome. We do have a policy about profanity or controversial messages on clothing or signs. It is to protect the individual wearing or carrying them, as well as to keep down fights or problems by those opposed to it at the park.

Energy begets energy.

Every day I pray about all I do.

Every seven years, I sit down and make a whole new plan.

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

Every time I come to Europe, I'm just as excited as I was my very first time, which was many, many years ago. I love that part of the world, and I especially love the fans.

Everybody has a purpose.

Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.