Ive never had a divorce, but Ive seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that cant write about it. I take on their sorrow, so Im able to kind of express it, or their joy. – Dolly Parton
I feel that sin and evil are the negative part of you, and I think its like a battery: youve got to have the negative and the positive in order to be a complete person. – Dolly Parton
My weaknesses have always been food and men – in that order. – Dolly Parton
I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didnt even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then. – Dolly Parton
No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obamas story. But since the Inauguration, weve seen only the presidents present: his perfect family, his Ivy League elegance, his effortless mastery of complex issues. We never see him sweat. And we forget that he ever had to struggle. – Dee Dee Myers