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 NELSONThe biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down – but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let’s all have another round.
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As long as there’s a few farmers out there, we’ll keep fighting for them.
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Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they’re rapping. It’s easier to try to censor some kid who’s swearing about poverty than it is to stop the poverty.
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You don’t have to be poor to need something or somebody.
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Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them.
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I’m from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there’s no one in control.
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If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he’s good or bad, I think you’re starting out in the wrong direction. I think we’re all good and we’re all bad.
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
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A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.
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You know why divorces are so expensive? They’re worth it.
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I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.
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If you want to make marijuana legal, you’ve got to stay straight long enough to f – vote.
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You can’t make a record if you ain’t got nothin’ to say.
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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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There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.
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