How Dolly Parton's business savvy helped her succeed far beyond the charts
While country music and films brought her fame, her entrepreneurial zeal brought her fortune.
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"Being brought up poor means I don't take things for granted, and no matter how much money I make, I'll always count my blessings quicker and more often than I count my money."
— Dolly Parton , Celebrity
"Even now if I go in a store it's hard for me to pay a huge amount of money for one item."
— Dolly Parton , Celebrity
"I just wish I was 30 years old so I could start over again and get all this stuff done... I'm gonna' be working till I fall over bad."
— Dolly Parton , Celebrity
"It's a lesson that continues from her to this day to young artists."
— Paul Milliken , Other
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While country music and films brought her fame, her entrepreneurial zeal brought her fortune.
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