Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time.

I don't think I'm supposed to boss other people around just because I'm a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I've seen it happen. I don't call those people out - they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation.

I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. I made 'em up myself.

My best country record only sold 200,000 copies.

My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.

I walk tall; I got a tall attitude.

My favorite movies of all times is 'Doctor Zhivago,' and I love 'Gone With the Wind.' I'd love to play some Southern belle or something where I owned a plantation.

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

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.

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

I always loved that old song 'Banks of the Ohio' - it was always such a man's song, so I've always wanted to record it.

There are certainly a lot of things that still need to change when it comes to women in the workforce.

When I was with Andy Warhol, I thought, 'God, his wig looks cheaper than mine!'

I've always been fascinated by everything with wings.

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

As a songwriter, you respect and appreciate the writings of other people, and I often get asked, are there songs out there I wish I'd written? Yes. There's many of them!

Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.

I'm trying my best to keep up with all this new technology, and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that are in the know and kind of help me out with all that.

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

When I'm home, I spend Sunday with my husband. If we're not cooking, weselftravel around in our camper, stop at fast-food restaurants, and picnic. We love that stuff that will harden your arteries in a hurry.

I'll bring my grits when I travel, because I get so hungry on the road.

I'm just a friendly person; that runs in my family.

There's a lot of rednecks in the country where I grew up.

Life is a song to me.

Everybody has a purpose.

Sometimes if you jump into something too quickly, you can screw up something that might have been good two years down the road.

People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.

My biggest extravagances are also investments. I have several houses in California, a house in Nashville, an office complex, and I bought the old home place in Tennessee. They are different places for me to write, but I can turn right around and sell them.