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.
Dolly Parton
- Born
- 1946
- Occupations
- guitarist, country singer, actor
- Notable works
- All I Can Do, I Will Always Love You, Jolene
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), as of 2026-07-09
Dolly Parton's quotes travel because they are engineered like her songs: self-deprecating setup, steel underneath. 'It costs a lot of money to look this cheap' she has delivered in a dozen variations since the 1970s. Unusually for a celebrity quote page, most of hers are verifiable -- she repeats her best lines deliberately, on the record, decade after decade.
It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.
Dolly Parton
Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'.
Dolly Parton