As an American icon, she is loved by the entire nation. But Dolly Parton – who is one of the 2021 People Of The Year – insisted: ‘I don’t want to be worshiped, because there’s a scripture in my Bible that talks about idol worship.’ Dolly Parton, 75 years old, was humble regarding her charitable work. She said: “I’m glad I stand for enough stuff so that I’m still not the most evil person in the universe.”
Dolly expressed concern about Dolly being deified in public and stated that it is something she observes all the while with Hollywood stars and celebrities. Dolly stated that people worship these celebrities more than God. Sometimes it makes me cringe. If I can be an example for others, that would be great.
The charity initiatives of this country icon include the Imagination Library that provides books for children as young as three years old. Three years ago, Imagination Library had 100 million books donated by children since 1995 when it was founded.
Good Morning America told her that the charity was a memorial to her father, who couldn’t read or write. This always bothered and troubled him. She was a part of the Imagination Library project and lived to 2000. It is said that she heard the children call her “the book lady” because it did good.
Recently, she has raised $700,000.000 to help flood victims in Middle Tennessee. Also, last year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center received $1 million from her. The college also used the money in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccination project.
She doesn’t take her generousity lightly, and she is skeptical of the People Of The Year title because it’s too much pressure. However, she admits that it isn’t all bad. “I’m happy that I believe enough to be able to do good in this world. Dolly said: “I feel a bit addicted to the idea of giving.” The satisfaction of doing good work for others.
In addition to her hugely successful songwriting career she also has other business ventures, including Dollywood’s theme park. Jolene, who among many other ventures has launched clothing lines and a production business, shared her thoughts on what kind of boss she was. “I consider myself a great boss. My goal is to be a leader who is compassionate and loves her. She clarified, however: “She is not a pushover.” Pictured is Dolly and Carl Dean in a throwback shot that she shared on Instagram as a way to mark Thanksgiving.
Dolly said, “I am fair and honest.” I try to be friendly and to love my coworkers as much as possible. I also like it when they love me. She is conscious that we are all using one another in business matters and can move on when they’re ready. However, I would like to make it easy for people to talk to me if they have questions. Then we can get on to the business. It’s not okay for anyone to fear coming to me. Dolly laughed while exchanging a joke: “Some people, I have to kick them up and down because some people just won’t listen.” You also have creative vampires. Your energy vampires are there, and then you have some that will just eat your face off.
Music dynamo Elvis Presley refused to perform I Will Always Love You. She cited Ronald Reagan’s maxim, “There is no limit to the possibilities if you don’t care who takes credit.” If someone steals your idea, that is the hard part. Although she maintained that she doesn’t influence ‘to know the things I don’t,’ she said: “It was my idea for Dollywood to have a theme-park, but I knew nothing about how to run it. But I knew I’d find people. That’s why I do it with everything. I hire people. I hire people.
CNBC interviewed her previously and she said that her father gave her the strength to run a business. Dolly said that she was a strong woman and that people who thought that she would push the envelope were wrong. She had enough money to get by them before they got it.