Willie Nelson Quotes - Page 2

Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.

One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.

I got in at 2 with a 10, and woke up at 10 with a 2.

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?

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.

I like marijuana because it keeps me from killing people. And I think there are a lot of people out there who are just like me. The reason it's not legal is because most people get up in the morning and get high, then forget to go out and vote for it.

You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it.

When songs fall from the sky, all I can do is catch them before they hit the ground.

I live one day at a time, one day at a time. Yesterday's gone and tomorrow is blind, so I live one day at a time.

There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.

It's an ongoing problem, an ongoing situation, life is. It's just life, and it never stops and it never will. You just be thankful for what you've got, and move on.

If you've made your own hell, then only you have the power to escape it.

When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve.

If a song was ever good, it's still good.

Fortunately, we are not in control.

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.

On the road again, goin' places that I've never been. Seein' things that I may never see again, and I can't wait to get on the road again.

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.

In church I was told that if I so much as smoked a cigarette or tasted alcohol, I’d be damned in hell for all eternity... it didn’t take long for me to start thinking that sounded all wrong... I didn’t cotton to the idea that your religion should be flaunted to other people. Your religion is for you, and is best kept close to your heart.

I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gone.

I was in the Air Force a while and they had what they call "policing the area." That's where you looked around and if there's anything wrong here, there, anywhere, you took care of your own area. And I think that's a pretty good thing to go by. If everyone just takes care of their own area then we won't have any problems. Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there. And look around you and see what needs to be changed.

A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth - that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world.

If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he's good or bad, I think you're starting out in the wrong direction. I think we're all good and we're all bad.

I'm crazy for trying, crazy for crying, and I'm crazy for loving you.

There's a freedom you begin to feel the closer you get to Austin, Texas.