“Now the night I graduated from Sevier County High School, back in 1964, we were all asked to stand up and talk about what we were going to do with the rest of our lives. And everybody had a different story. And when it came my time I stood right up there. I said I'm going to Nashville and I'm going to be a star. Well the whole place laughed out loud. And I was so embarrassed, cause I thought, ‘How odd. Why is everybody laughing? ‘Cause that is what I'm going to do.' But as bad as I felt at that moment and as embarrassed as I was, it did not shake me from my dreams. So I guess I showed them, huh?””
"If you see someone without a smile, give them yours."
- Dolly Parton
Compassion
"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."
- Dolly Parton
Change
"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one!"
- Dolly Parton
Motivation
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
- Dolly Parton
Optimism
"A peacock that rests on his tail feathers is just another turkey."
- Dolly Parton
Courage
"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."
- Unknown
Perseverance
"He that can have patience can have what he will."
- Benjamin Franklin
Perseverance
"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."
- Babe Ruth
Perseverance
"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."
- James Dyson
Perseverance
"Never give up because great things take time."
- Adrian Williams
Perseverance