On Tuesday, Dolly Parton died. The world lost a fantastic voice and a great example of the right way to handle success and wealth.<\/p>\n
Tuesday night, The New York Post<\/a> posted an article about the accomplishments and generosity of Dolly Parton.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n God bless the superb Dolly Parton, who passed away<\/a> Tuesday in Nashville, the Music City.<\/strong><\/p>\n To call her the Queen of Country is both true and not.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The genius who wrote \u201cJolene\u201d and \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d on the same day was certainly a country music icon.<\/strong><\/p>\n But Parton transcended genre, and a one-room cabin in Tennessee, to become an icon for all Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1980, she starred in the hit comedy \u201c9 to 5,\u201d while her theme song for the film hit No. 1 simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100, adult contemporary\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>country charts.<\/strong><\/p>\n We dare you to find anyone who didn\u2019t like Dolly.<\/strong><\/p>\n She never had a bad word to say about anyone, and her sly wit mostly took aim at her own flashy persona.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt takes a lot of money to look this cheap,\u201d she quipped, and later said that quote would likely go on her tombstone.<\/strong><\/p>\n Parton\u2019s genius as a self-created icon paved the way for generations of female artists.<\/strong><\/p>\n Madonna, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus (her goddaughter) all plainly owe some performative debt to Dolly.<\/strong><\/p>\n …Dolly grew up dirt poor, and never forgot where she came from: Her Dollywood Foundation<\/a> may be\u00a0the\u00a0<\/em>model for making a difference in a community \u2014 and through it, in the world, as the Imagination Library, inspired by her father\u2019s illiteracy, has mailed out over 300 million books to children (one a month from birth until they start school) and also gone global via partnerships.<\/strong><\/p>\n On Tuesday, The Yorkshire Post<\/a> posted a few Dolly Parton quotes:<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ll never do a whole lot unless you\u2019re brave enough to try.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIf I see something saggin\u2019, baggin\u2019 or draggin\u2019, I\u2019m gonna have it nipped, tucked or sucked!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI was the first woman to burn my bra \u2013 it took the fire department four days to put it out.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that\u2019s left for you or to make one of your own.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cLeave something good in every day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n She will be missed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Tuesday, Dolly Parton died. The world lost a fantastic voice and a great example of the right way to handle success and wealth. Tuesday night, The New York Post posted an article about the accomplishments and generosity of Dolly … Continue reading