Dolly Parton Turned Down a Statue of Herself — The Reason Says Everything About Who She Is

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Dolly Parton Turned Down a Statue of Herself — The Reason Says Everything About Who She Is

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Dolly Parton Turned Down a Statue of Herself — The Reason Says Everything About Who She Is

Tennessee wanted to honor her. The state legislature voted to erect a bronze statue of Dolly Parton on the grounds of the Capitol in Nashville. Most celebrities would have said yes before the sentence was finished.

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Dolly said no.

Her reasoning was simple and completely in character: "I don't think I deserve to be put on a pedestal like that." She felt uncomfortable with the idea of a permanent monument to herself while she was still alive, still working, still — in her own estimation — a work in progress.

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