There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
GEORGE JONESI 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.
More George Jones Quotes
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It might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did.
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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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We didn’t want to sing but we sang.
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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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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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I’d rather sing a sad song than eat.
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There are questions I’m still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.
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You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.
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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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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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Even they are competing with the same type of problem that I’m competing with.
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We older artists are competing with the new style of country, with their new modern style of gospel, with the young people.
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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I want to record if the Lord wants me to still record, and I just want to do my work on the road as long as I got those fans out there.
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