Dolly Parton turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Twice. Once because her husband was ill and she wouldn't leave and a second time because she wouldn't travel during the worst of the pandemic. She's suggested she may turn it down a third time:
Does this woman's awesomeness know no bounds??
Boru
Quote:She said she had already heard from the Biden administration: "Now I feel like if I take it, it'll be doing politics, so I'm not so sure."
The singer added that she does not feel like she deserves the award. "But it's a nice compliment for people to think I might deserve it," she added.
Does this woman's awesomeness know no bounds??
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson