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.
WILLIE NELSONYou’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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When I’m driving the highway by myself is when I write best.
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Freedom is control in your own life.
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When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve.
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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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Fortunately, we are not in control.
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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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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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I didn’t come here and I ain’t leavin’.
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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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There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.
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I been a long time leaving but I’m going to be a long time gone.
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Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is.
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Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.
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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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Marijuana is like sex: If I don’t do it every day I get a headache.
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You could try to live monogamously. Good luck.
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Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.
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The fight to save family farms isn’t just about farmers. It’s about making sure that there is a safe and healthy food supply for all of us. It’s about jobs, from Main Street to Wall Street. It’s about a better America.
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You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.
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I’m drowning in whiskey river.
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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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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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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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What has changed is that nothing has changed. That’s what has made me more unhappy than everything else.
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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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