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...would ever describe Dolly Parton as demure. With her sky-high hairdos, long red nails, memorable curves and naughty sense of humor, Parton is a textbook case of bodaciousness. After receiving an honorary doctorate last month at the University of Tennessee, Dolly exclaimed, "Just think, I am Dr. Dolly. When people say something about 'double D,' they will be talking of something entirely different!" But behind the scenes, Parton has quietly, without fanfare, been giving back big-time through her charitable activities. Her Imagination Library gives free books to children in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. - to the tune...
TIME: Why did you decide to write a children's book? Parton: I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red. It's really about us all having these colors, and it's O.K. to have them, but it's learning how to deal with them and what to do with them. It's a sweet little book done in rhyme. I hope...
...turns out there are a lot of Dolly Parton impersonators. Have you gone to see any of them? Oh, yes. I've seen tons of them. Many times, with different friends. Of course, there are a lot of drag queen Dollys too. I have a huge gay following, which I get a kick out of. Some of these guys look just like me except they're about 6 ft. 2 in. And with the high heels on, they're even taller. I get a kick out of that because I'm not very big. I'm a little old bitty...
...Dolly Parton, and the next day you can be like a '90s rapper. Like...
...most vividly depicted of all, there was Katharine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post, in which Buffett was a major investor. Graham became Buffett's entrée into high society (the man of notoriously simple tastes once said he had an easier time talking to Dolly Parton than to Princess Di), and Buffett became Graham's tutor in the ways of business. With Graham, Buffett the protected became Buffett the protector...