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" Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together. "
Willie Nelson
Had
Together
Recording
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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. "
Willie Nelson
Mind
See
Someone
" Where I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues. "
Willie Nelson
Swing
Where
Up
" All I do is play music and golf - which one do you want me to give up? "
Willie Nelson
You
Me
Music
" Well the country songs themselves are three-chord stories, ballads which are mostly sad. If you are already feeling sorry for yourself when you listen to them they will take you to an even sadder place. "
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Sad
Listen
Yourself
" I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gone. "
Willie Nelson
Time
Long Time
You
" I'm a romantic slob! "
Willie Nelson
Romantic
Slob
" 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. "
Willie Nelson
Singing
Good
People
" I'm not prejudiced in any way that I can think of. That's just not the guy I am. "
Willie Nelson
I Can
Guy
I Am
" 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. "
Willie Nelson
Hurt
Out
You
" I believe that all roads lead to the same place - and that is wherever all roads lead to. "
Willie Nelson
Believe
Roads
Place
" And as far as guitars go, I loved Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West's stuff. "
Willie Nelson
Loved
Go
Far
" 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
Work
Working
" Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless. "
Willie Nelson
Hurt
Gay
You
" I text and email my friends and family a lot, but that's about the extent of my high-tech-etude. "
Willie Nelson
Friends And Family
Friends
Family
" 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. "
Willie Nelson
Trail
Young
Think
" 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. "
Willie Nelson
Parents
Texas
Small
" It doesn't hurt to feel sad from time to time. "
Willie Nelson
Sad
Feel
From Time To Time
" I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields. "
Willie Nelson
Lot
Me
Singing
" I didn't come here and I ain't leavin'. "
Willie Nelson
Come
Here
" You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it. "
Willie Nelson
Worth
Know
Why
" 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! "
Willie Nelson
You
Like
Me
" 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? "
Willie Nelson
God
Flower
Think
" We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it. "
Willie Nelson
Suffering
Create
Help
" 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. "
Willie Nelson
Old
Years
Time
" Everything about Sinatra was good. He had the ability to pick great songs, and once Sinatra had sung them, that pretty much was it. He pretty much put his stamp on everything. "
Willie Nelson
Pretty
Ability
Everything
" All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it. "
Willie Nelson
Good
Proud
Pretty
" 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. "
Willie Nelson
Start
Old
More
" 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. "
Willie Nelson
I Can
Love
Music
" When I'm driving the highway by myself is when I write best. "
Willie Nelson
Myself
Best
Driving
" We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week. "
Willie Nelson
Out
Here
Farmers