When songs fall from the sky, all I can do is catch them before they hit the ground.
WILLIE NELSONI 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.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the commons denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.
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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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There’s a freedom you begin to feel the closer you get to Austin, Texas.
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I’ve known straight and gay people all my life. I can’t tell the difference. But I’d never marry a guy I didn’t like.
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When I see someone I think is cool, he’s a pretty well-adjusted individual. He’s not too affected one way or the other by what’s happening, no matter what’s going through his mind.
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You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
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If a song was ever good, it’s still good.
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My wife actually got worried about my drinking so much regular milk, you know, so she got me into rice milk and now soy milk, which I greatly enjoy. A soy mocha’s a fine thing.
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I been a long time leaving but I’m going to be a long time gone.
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You know why divorces are so expensive? They’re worth it.
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A frozen river is not a dry one, it’s just a still river on the surface but is still moving, and so am my winter writing.
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We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
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God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere.
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Fortunately, we are not in control.
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