I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager.

If you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain.

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

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.

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

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

A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.

I'm on a seafood diet - I see food, I eat it.

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.

In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone.

Tell yourself often: I am going to tackle my aspirations head on with the passion and dedication necessary to exceed even my expectations.

I think my mom threatened to put me up for adoption a few times.

A restless vitality wells up as we approach 30.

One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.

Why do Jewish divorces cost so much? They're worth it.

I ... have another cup of coffee with my mother. We get along very well, veterans of a guerrilla war we never understood.

They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives.

You can probably ask my husband, and he might tell you differently, but I feel very much like I'm kind of cautious in my real life.

As I forgive, I set myself free and experience the bliss of inner peace.