If I had to give up performing, it wouldn't bother me too much. But I couldn't live without … - Dolly Parton

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The first question in any interactive process with another is: now Who Am I, and Who Do I Want to Be, in relationship to that?

Dolly Parton

If I had to give up performing, it wouldn't bother me too much. But I couldn't live without my writing. I put all my feelings, my very soul, into my writing. I tell the world in my songs things I wouldn't even tell my husband.

Feelings, Giving Up, Husband, Performing, Song, Songs

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I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

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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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Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

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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.

Careers, Dresses, Gaudy, Looked, People

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.

Attitude, Give, Giving Up, Keep, Long

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