We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
WILLIE NELSONSometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you.
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You don’t have to be poor to need something or somebody.
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I didn’t come here and I ain’t leavin’.
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I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?
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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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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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When you’re singing, you’re using extra muscles, and it requires a lot of exercise and breathing. You can’t do that if you’re a sissy. If I have any fitness advice for people, I’d tell them to sing more. It’s good therapy, too.
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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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Fortunately, we are not in control.
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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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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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A frozen river is not a dry one, it’s just a still river on the surface but is still moving, and so am my winter writing.
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I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.
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You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.
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