As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn’t in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.
WILLIE NELSONI think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.
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When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
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As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn’t in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.
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A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.
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Be gentle with your words – you can’t take them back.
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But if you think of all the people who don’t like me, just think of all the millions who’ve never heard of me!
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
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I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.
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Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
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What has changed is that nothing has changed. That’s what has made me more unhappy than everything else.
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If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you.
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I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.
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What has changed is that nothing has changed. That’s what has made me more unhappy than everything else.
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Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
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One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.
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