One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.
WILLIE NELSONIf you’ve made your own hell, then only you have the power to escape it.
More Willie Nelson Quotes
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I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved winning seven Tour de France races while on drugs. When I was on drugs I couldn’t even find my bike.
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There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.
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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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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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Fortunately, we are not in control.
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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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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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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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Be careful what you dream: soon your dreams will be dreaming you.
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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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Heard you told him that you’d love him ’til the end of time. Now that’s the same thing that you told me.
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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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If you want to make marijuana legal, you’ve got to stay straight long enough to f – vote.
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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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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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There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.
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You could try to live monogamously. Good luck.
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Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.
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I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace. If you can be happy right now, then you’ll always be happy, because it’s always in the now
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The life I love is making music with my friends.
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My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down – but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let’s all have another round.
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When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve.
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If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.
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Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them.
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You know why divorces are so expensive? They’re worth it.
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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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