We saw it in how she tried to live her life. Being a little more Dolly could help us all.
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Dolly Parton performs in Los Angeles, Calif., c. 1975
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‘Your smile is like a breath of spring; Your voice is soft like summer rain. And I cannot compete with you, Jolene.”
“In world of Jolenes, be a Dolly,” is a phrase you can buy on a plaque for your wall, a sticker for your water bottle, or a mini sandwich-board sign that I bought at a Cracker Barrel in Nashville, Tenn., last fall.
About the Author
Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.
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‘Your smile is like a breath of spring; Your voice is soft like summer rain. And I cannot compete with you, Jolene.”
“In world of Jolenes, be a Dolly,” is a phrase you can buy on a plaque for your wall, a sticker for your water bottle, or a mini sandwich-board sign that I bought at a Cracker Barrel in Nashville, Tenn., last fall.
About the Author
Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.
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