Dolly Parton turned 79 years old on Sunday, January 19.<\/p>\n
To celebrate, here are some of her most memorable quotes, or “Dolly-isms”, she’s said over the years.<\/p>\n
1. “You’ll never do a whole lot, unless you’re brave enough to try.”<\/p>\n
2. “You’d be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap.”<\/p>\n
3. “Smile! It increases your face value.”<\/p>\n
4. “I am not offended by dumb blonde jokes because I know that I’m not dumb. I also know that I am not blonde.”<\/p>\n
5. “Find out who you are, and do it on purpose”<\/p>\n
6. “If I can hold God’s attention, I can hold the world’s.”<\/p>\n
7. “If you see somebody without a smile, give ’em yours.”<\/p>\n
8. “If you talk bad about country music, it’s like saying bad things about my momma. Them’s fighting words.”<\/p>\n
9. “The magic is inside you . . . There ain’t no crystal ball.”<\/p>\n
10. “My weaknesses have always been food and men . . . in that order.”<\/p>\n