If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.
WILLIE NELSONI’m from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there’s no one in control.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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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.
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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 wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.
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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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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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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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Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there.
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When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
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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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But if you think of all the people who don’t like me, just think of all the millions who’ve never heard of me!
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What has changed is that nothing has changed. That’s what has made me more unhappy than everything else.
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Freedom is control in your own life.
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When you put your life in a good place, good things follow.
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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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