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.
WILLIE NELSONSometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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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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I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved winning seven Tour de France races while on drugs. When I was on drugs I couldn’t even find my bike.
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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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When I’m driving the highway by myself is when I write best.
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I live one day at a time, one day at a time. Yesterday’s gone and tomorrow is blind, so I live one day at a time.
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When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve.
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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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I like marijuana because it keeps me from killing people. And I think there are a lot of people out there who are just like me. The reason it’s not legal is because most people get up in the morning and get high, then forget to go out and vote for it.
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If a song was ever good, it’s still good.
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The fight to save family farms isn’t just about farmers. It’s about making sure that there is a safe and healthy food supply for all of us. It’s about jobs, from Main Street to Wall Street. It’s about a better America.
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If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he’s good or bad, I think you’re starting out in the wrong direction. I think we’re all good and we’re all bad.
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I’m crazy for trying, crazy for crying, and I’m crazy for loving you.
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I’m an old fashioned joint smoker ya know.
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Be careful what you dream: soon your dreams will be dreaming you.
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Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them.
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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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Freedom is control in your own life.
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I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.
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If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.
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Oh, I think it’s definitely spiritual. All music is. I think it’s maybe one of the highest forms of spirituality.
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Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
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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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If you’ve made your own hell, then only you have the power to escape it.
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The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis.
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I been a long time leaving but I’m going to be a long time gone.
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