I lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I’m home drunk again.
GEORGE JONESThe only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
More George Jones Quotes
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Anybody who loves country music loves gospel.
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I’ve always said that if I could have made a living someway in gospel music,
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I would have loved to had that break, but it never was offered to me, a job in that field, so naturally, I got lost on that other road.
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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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There, gleaming in the glow, was that ten-horsepower rotary engine under a seat.
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He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door.
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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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A key glistening in the ignition. I imagine the top speed for that old mower was five miles per hour.
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If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
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I’ve had a lot of practice and wrong’s what I do best.
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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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There’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
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Loneliness is lessened when you’re lonely by choice.
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Some of them don’t have that. They get a couple of releases. If you don’t sell two million copies, you’re gone, you’re out of here.
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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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