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.
WILLIE NELSONYou don’t have to be poor to need something or somebody.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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I would like to see more airplay for all artists, no matter what age. I think there’s a lot of money being spent toward the young guys, but a lot of the older guys are the ones who blazed the trail for those young guys.
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I’m from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there’s no one in control.
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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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If you wait for tomorrow to follow your dreams, by the time that you get there they’re gone.
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Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.
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I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.
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My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down – but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let’s all have another round.
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Fortunately, we are not in control.
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Heard you told him that you’d love him ’til the end of time. Now that’s the same thing that you told me.
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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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God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere.
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Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
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When I see someone I think is cool, he’s a pretty well-adjusted individual. He’s not too affected one way or the other by what’s happening, no matter what’s going through his mind.
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If you want to make marijuana legal, you’ve got to stay straight long enough to f – vote.
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I’m drinking doubles now that you’re running around single again.
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