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" I just enjoy both working and not working. And fortunately, I work enough where I get that out of my system, and then we take a few days off, take a rest. "
Willie Nelson
Days
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" I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong? "
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" If a song was ever good, it's still good. "
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" I started out writing poems before I figured to put melodies to them and play the guitar. Somewhere, there's a book out there on all those early songs and poems. I hope no one ever finds it. I don't think it's my finest work. "
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" I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can - must have some sort of responsibility, because they're in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines. "
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" You want to be a good parent and you want to be a friend, and it's hard to be both. You have to balance it as well as you can. "
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" Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's not hard for me to look out the window and tell a joke here and there. "
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" I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth. "
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" All I do is play music and golf - which one do you want me to give up? "
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" I'm not prejudiced in any way that I can think of. That's just not the guy I am. "
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" Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn't hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out. "
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" I was born in Abbott, Texas, a little small town in central Texas, and I was raised by my grandparents. And my parents divorced when I was six months old, and my grandparents raised me. "
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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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" 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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" Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play. "
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" Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is. "
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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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" You could make any song sound creepy if you wanted. It's all about the inflection. "
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" The first time I got onstage was when I was about 5 years old. It was at a church social, and I had a poem to recite. "
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" The whole house came up and I came up with it... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me. "
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" I like to stick with music I know I can play. I love classical, but I don't think I could ever play it. I'm just not qualified. "
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" I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields. "
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