Sadly, there are more wild horses in holding pens than in the wild.
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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The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis.
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Let’s get the government stay out of our private lives, once and for all, and stop arresting smokers. Let’s take a stand for personal freedom.
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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 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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I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.
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The life I love is making music with my friends.
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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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If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you.
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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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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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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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When you’re singing, you’re using extra muscles, and it requires a lot of exercise and breathing. You can’t do that if you’re a sissy. If I have any fitness advice for people, I’d tell them to sing more. It’s good therapy, too.
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I didn’t come here and I ain’t leavin’.
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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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I’m drinking doubles now that you’re running around single again.
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.
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There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.
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You know why divorces are so expensive? They’re worth it.
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Freedom is control in your own life.
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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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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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Air you breathe is bad for your lungs so you’ve got to careful and don’t overdue any bad air. Too much pot, too much anything is not good. Your lung is a piece of flesh, a piece of bone. You can injure it.
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Fortunately, we are not in control.
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Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there.
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I don’t think any person has any special knowledge about what God has planned for me and you any more than me and you do.
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You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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