Willie Nelson

“I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.”

“There's a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world.”

“You could make any song sound creepy if you wanted. It's all about the inflection.”

“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.”

“I grew up across the street from, you know, the Villarias, which was a great Mexican family there. In fact, there was three houses right across the street from me. So, day and night, I liste...”

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

“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.”

“I text and email my friends and family a lot, but that's about the extent of my high-tech-etude.”

“I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money.”

“We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week.”

“As long as there's a few farmers out there, we'll keep fighting for them.”

“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 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.”

“It doesn't hurt to feel sad from time to time.”

“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.”

“Great songs stand out wherever they're from.”

“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.”

“I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.”

“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 gov...”

“When I'm driving the highway by myself is when I write best.”