As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn’t in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.
WILLIE NELSONThree chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.
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Ninety-nine percent of the world’s lovers are not with their first choice. That’s what makes the jukebox play.
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I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.
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If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you.
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Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind.
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There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.
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I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?
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If you wait for tomorrow to follow your dreams, by the time that you get there they’re gone.
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Heard you told him that you’d love him ’til the end of time. Now that’s the same thing that you told me.
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I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that’s about all that’s required.
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I’m crazy for trying, crazy for crying, and I’m crazy for loving you.
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When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve.
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I like marijuana because it keeps me from killing people. And I think there are a lot of people out there who are just like me. The reason it’s not legal is because most people get up in the morning and get high, then forget to go out and vote for it.
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I didn’t come here and I ain’t leavin’.
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I would like to see more airplay for all artists, no matter what age. I think there’s a lot of money being spent toward the young guys, but a lot of the older guys are the ones who blazed the trail for those young guys.
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