Dolly Parton Revealed the ‘Only’ Thing She Hates: ‘The 1 Thing I Won’t Put Up With’

Dolly Parton said she generally tries to be an open and loving person, but even she gets fed up sometimes. The singer once said that there’s only one thing she hates, and it’s a fitting thing for her to dislike. Parton spoke about what frustrates her above all else.

Dolly Parton said there’s only 1 thing she hates

Parton said that she has been a positive person for the entirety of her life. She doesn’t think she has a negative bone in her body.

“People are teachin’ positive thinking and the magic of believing, but somebody had to feel and know that sort of thing naturally in order to start the program,” she said in the book Dolly by Alanna Nash. “I just happen to be one of those people born with that gift of believing, of having all the faith in the world. A lot of it comes from my religious background, but it’s really just my true nature to be a positive person. I have no negative sides. I’ve read those books about havin’ a positive attitude, but they just told me things I already believed. In fact, readin’ ’em was just like I was sayin’ it myself.”

She said she couldn’t stand negativity. Ironically, she said this was the only thing she felt negatively about.

“I am a happy person. I am a positive person,” she said, per the book Dolly on Dolly. “The only thing I hate is negativity. That’s the one thing I won’t put up with. . . negativity.”

Parton has tried to maintain the image as a force for positivity for much of her career.