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!
WILLIE NELSONA 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.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.
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Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
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There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.
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I’m crazy for trying, crazy for crying, and I’m crazy for loving you.
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Freedom is control in your own life.
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We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
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I’m an old fashioned joint smoker ya know.
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You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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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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When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve.
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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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Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they’re rapping. It’s easier to try to censor some kid who’s swearing about poverty than it is to stop the poverty.
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Be careful what you dream: soon your dreams will be dreaming you.
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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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I’ve known straight and gay people all my life. I can’t tell the difference. But I’d never marry a guy I didn’t like.
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