Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
GEORGE JONESYou can’t put this possum in a cage
More George Jones Quotes
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I love what I’ve done and I just can’t stand to see what they’re doing to it. But I’ve learned to live with it because that’s what they’ve done. They’ve come in with the modern sounds. I call it modern pop. It’s not country anymore.
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You never see yourself as others do but I’ve always beeen proud to be part of country music and I hope that the format is proud of me.
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Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
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You can’t put this possum in a cage
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I lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I’m home drunk again.
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It didn’t make much difference what time of night it was, whenever [my father would] come in drunk, he’d say, “Get up and sing me some songs.”
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There’s bad in everything. I dislike people misusing something that I love so much.
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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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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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Don’t let the ‘business’ change what it is you love because the people, the fans, respond to what is heartfelt. They can always tell when a singer is faking it.
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Different people have their ways of measuring success, maybe it’s not the right way but wrong’s what I do best.
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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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The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
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