Sadly, there are more wild horses in holding pens than in the wild.
WILLIE NELSONAs 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.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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You can’t make a record if you ain’t got nothin’ to say.
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Be careful what you dream: soon your dreams will be dreaming you.
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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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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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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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Love is like a dying ember, only memories remain.
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Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them.
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You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.
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I got along without you before I met you and I’ll get along without you a long time after you’re gone.
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When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve.
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Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is.
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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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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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When songs fall from the sky, all I can do is catch them before they hit the ground.
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If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.
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