Dolly Parton Proved Kindness Doesn’t Mean Being a Pushover. Her Elvis Decision Shows Why

Explore 13 ideas drawn from Dolly Parton’s life, from dreaming big and keeping your rights to lifting others, forgiving, and staying true to yourself.

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Dolly Parton. Illustration: Inc.; Photos: Getty Images; Adobe Stock

Of all the gorgeous Dolly Parton tributes flooding my feeds, I think Brandi Carlile may have said it best: “Dolly had a way of deeply belonging to every one of us, and yet somehow still not being of this world.”

Her otherworldliness is such that we feel the pain of not being able to live up to the magnificence she embodied. I see the same sentiments flooding my feed over and over: “If I could only hope to be half as brilliant a talent as........

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