Kim van den Oord Psyche 12 aug 2020, 06:00

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Dit zijn de 20 mooiste quotes van Dolly Parton

In de Bedrock-serie ‘de mooiste quotes van’ delen we regelmatig inspirerende citaten van wijze mensen. Eerder kwamen Mathma Gandhi, Eckart Tolle en Jezus al aan bod. Deze week zetten we Dolly Parton in het zonnetje. De inmiddels 74 jarige actrice en countryzangeres die opgroeide in de Amerikaanse staat Tennessee. 

Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin... Dolly Parton maakte haar living voor het grootste deel met zingen. Hits als 9 to 5, Jolene en I will always love you zorgden voor haar doorbraak in de countrymuziek hoofdstad Nashville.

Maar deze hardwerkende dame staat niet alleen bekend om haar zang- en acteerkunsten, ook haar zakelijke instinct en vrije houding hebben haar ver gebracht in deze wereld. Daarom delen we vandaag 20 wijze uitspraken (met een tikkeltje zelfspot) van Dolly Parton.

20 mooie quotes van Dolly Parton

1. “If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.”
2. “Smile — it increases your face value.”
3. “When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.”
4. “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”
5. “I was the first woman to burn my bra – it took the fire department four days to put it out.”
6. “My weaknesses have always been food and men – in that order.”
7. “I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give’em yours!”
8. “I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb – and I’m not blonde either.”
9. “Storms make trees take deeper roots.”
10. “Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”
11. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
12. “I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.”
13. “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”
14. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
15. “Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.”
16. “I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren’t in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.”
17. “They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.”
18. “The magic is inside you. there ain’t no crystal ball”
19. “If you talk bad about country music, it’s like saying bad things about my momma. Them’s fightin’ words”
20. “You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.”

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