Was an American archetype, the bad guy with the big heart.
WAYLON JENNINGSWe got a lot of politicians up there on Capital Hill. Ain’t it funny how they prosper while the country stands still?
More Waylon Jennings Quotes
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Country music isn’t a guitar, it isn’t a banjo, it isn’t a melody, it isn’t a lyric. It’s a feeling.
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When you’re down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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And they really did not want Willie or me, either one, to “have a hit record. They wanted the money, but they didn’t want us to be the ones.
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I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He’s the biggest. He’s like an Elvis in this business, but no, he’s never been the rebel.
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I don’t believe in reincarnation at all, but if all that stuff is true, then he might have been on his last time around.
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I mean, I think we’re put here on earth to make your own destiny, to begin with.
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You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins’ name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn’t have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it.
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I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.
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One night of love don’t make up for six nights alone. But I’d rather have one than none Lord, cause I’m flesh and bone.
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Heroes put to the test, keeping a promise, doing their best.
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If you have the courage and you have the heart, that hero just might be you.
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Honesty is something you can’t wear out.
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I’m just a man, no more or no less. Bad as the worst, good as the best.
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I didn’t aim at anything except good music.
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That was part of where Chet and I had problems, so I take complete blame for that.
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