Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I started learning my lessons in Abbot Texas, where I was born in 1933. My sister Bobbie and I were raised by… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
You want to be a good parent and you want to be a friend, and it's hard to be both. You have… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music.… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
My first job was in a Bohemian polka band, the Rejcek family polka band in Abbott. The old man in the band had another… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
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… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
Americans don't eat horses. They are not raised as food animals and they are treated with chemicals that render them unsafe for consumption. The… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields. — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
“And when I die, put it on my stone. God said, Sucker get your bad ass home. I wasn't Superman. I wasn't Superman” — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I just enjoy both working and not working. And fortunately, I work enough where I get that out of my system, and then we… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
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… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
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