The appreciation for Dolly Parton will continue. For today’s intro, we are just going to quote the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Pictured above is the Dolly Varden, and I couldn’t say it better.
“Today feels like the right day to appreciate the Dolly Varden. A beautiful fish with a coat of many colors, found in cold, clear waters across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. There are a lot of beautiful things in this world, and we’ll always have a special place in our hearts for the Dollys. Here’s to the Dollys that make our world a little more beautiful.”
Lunch Box Quotes are notes I, with some help from the wife, include in the kids’ lunches every day. Since Number 1 is off in college, he gets a text, and Numbers 2-4 get handwritten napkins.
Visual credit to – Featured Image: Photo Credit: @USFWS
Quotes: @JimLaPorta @WordsnWisdom26 @HermannHessed @RealSpikeCohen
Quotes:
1. “Astronomy teaches us that when a star dies, its light doesn’t disappear. It keeps traveling through the universe long after the star itself is gone.” – Jim LaPorta
2. “When a mosquito lands on your testicles, you learn that violence isn’t always the answer.” – Chinese Proverb (Maybe)
3. “You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy. But there is no dream that lasts forever, each dream is followed by another, and one should not cling to any particular one.” – Hermann Hesse
4. “I was brought up believing that, through God, all things are possible, and that Jesus loves me. That’s a part of everything I do. It’s in my songs, my heart, my speech. I always ask God to just let me lead people to Him.” – Dolly Parton
Bonus Quote: “The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.” – Rumi
Sources:
Astronomy teaches us that when a star dies, its light doesn’t disappear. It keeps traveling through the universe long after the star itself is gone.
Dolly Parton feels like that kind of star. https://t.co/LXUZCdUCGk
— Jim LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) August 25, 2026
“When a mosquito lands on your testicles, you learn that violence isn’t always the answer.”
— Chinese Proverb pic.twitter.com/QalFBgiHhF
— Words & Wisdom (@WordsnWisdom26) August 26, 2026
“You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy. But there is no dream that lasts forever, each dream is followed by another, and one should not cling to any particular one.”
— Hermann Hesse pic.twitter.com/4bZHdazjOa
— Hesse Philosophy (@HermannHessed) August 26, 2026
“I was brought up believing that, through God, all things are possible, and that Jesus loves me. That’s a part of everything I do. It’s in my songs, my heart, my speech. I always ask God to just let me lead people to Him.”
– Dolly Parton
Rest in peace, Dolly. pic.twitter.com/jnI9cbSJhx
— Spike Cohen (@RealSpikeCohen) August 26, 2026
The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.
— Rumi pic.twitter.com/JqEmcvLSEz
— Words & Wisdom (@WordsnWisdom26) August 26, 2026
Today feels like the right day to appreciate the Dolly Varden. ❤️
A beautiful fish with a coat of many colors, found in cold, clear waters across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
There are a lot of beautiful things in this world, and we’ll always have a special place in our… pic.twitter.com/o9bnYgwXmY
— U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (@USFWS) August 25, 2026