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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.

Willie Nelson

Be gentle with your words – you can’t take them back.
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Gentle Word Yourself
I’m drowning in whiskey river.
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Myself River
If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you.
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Crazy Wrong Yourself
You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.
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Blame Path People Problem Yourself
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.
WILLIE NELSON

Adult Alcohol Drink End Madness Moments Reason Remember Wisdom Work
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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Difference Life Man Marriage Myself People
You don’t have to be poor to need something or somebody.
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Material Need People Poor Yourself
I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.
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Business Distance Forgiveness Kind Learning Lesson Value Yourself
Fortunately, we are not in control.
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Control Fortunate
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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Music Myself People Thinking
When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve.
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Evolution Law Science
If you wait for tomorrow to follow your dreams, by the time that you get there they’re gone.
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Dreams Future Inspirational Motivational Time Wait Yourself
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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Country Development Family Fight Health Job Myself Safety Save
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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Be Yourself Believe Happiness Hell People Rule Support Thinking Vote
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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Freedom Government Live Personal Privacy Stand Stay Stop
I’m from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there’s no one in control.
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Born Control Myself Oneself Place Reason

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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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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