A new artist today has to get their teeth fixed, has to tighten their jeans up, and they have to get ’em the right kind of hat, and if anything’s wrong with their nose, if it’s a little crooked, it’s got to be straightened up.
GEORGE JONESYou can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.
More George Jones Quotes
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If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
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Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
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Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow.
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The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
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God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.
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I’ve always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music,
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.
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Walk through this world with me, go where I go. Share all your dreams with me, for I love you so.
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A key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour.
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After the first couple of years recording I did a lot of praying. I said, ‘Lord, please give me a hit.’ I want one so bad.
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I sing from my heart, I love country music and I love the people that respond to it.
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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.
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I just thank God I’m still here and the main thing is to try to get closer and closer to Him as much as I can so that I can treat my friends and my family the way they should be treated.
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