When I meet someone, I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first … - Dolly Parton

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I could experience vulnerability if I just constantly gave myself away without ever taking time out once a day or a couple times a day or whatever it is I need to restore, whether it's more sleep, or whether it's going to see a movie or writing something new.

Dolly Parton

When I meet someone, I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first - it's easy to find when you're looking for it. You let a person shine with their own light and try to connect it to yours. As soon as I say hello, I go right to that light and I don't care who you are! I know we're all pieces of the same thing - I go for that common light because I know it's in all of us.

Connect, Eye, Good, Light, Shining

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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.

Attitude, Good, Heart, Trying

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.

Boys, Growing Up, Hair, Jokes, Piled, Skirts

Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

Mile, Miles, Miles Away, Phoney, Spot, Spots

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