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.
WILLIE NELSONWe 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.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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On the road again, goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again, and I can’t wait to get on the road again.
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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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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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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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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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Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
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When songs fall from the sky, all I can do is catch them before they hit the ground.
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Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them.
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
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Love is like a dying ember, only memories remain.
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If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.
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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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Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.
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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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Fortunately, we are not in control.
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