--- title: "20 Ifs Quotes By Willie Nelson" description: "20 Ifs quotes by Willie Nelson. Plus more from Willie Nelson and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/773/willie-nelson-1796_every-day_marijuana-is-like-sex-if-i-don-t-do-it-e_3048231.png" --- > [Marijuana is like sex: If I don't do it every day I get a headache.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/marijuana-is-like-sex-if-i-don-t-do-it-every-day-i-get-a-headache/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/773/willie-nelson-1796_every-day_marijuana-is-like-sex-if-i-don-t-do-it-e_3048231.png) > [If you can be content right now, then you'll always be content, because it's always right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/if-you-can-be-content-right-now-then-you-ll-always-be-content-because/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/willie-nelson-1796_content_if-you-can-be-content-right-now-then-you_1839569.png) > [You can't make a record if you ain't got nothin' to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/you-can-t-make-a-record-if-you-ain-t-got-nothin-to-say/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/willie-nelson-1796_ifs_you-can-t-make-a-record-if-you-ain-t-got_1629627.png) > [If you wait for tomorrow to follow your dreams, by the time that you get there they're gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/if-you-wait-for-tomorrow-to-follow-your-dreams-by-the-time-that-you/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/willie-nelson-1796_dream_if-you-wait-for-tomorrow-to-follow-your_998807.png) > [If you want to make marijuana legal, you've got to stay straight long enough to f - vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/if-you-want-to-make-marijuana-legal-you-ve-got-to-stay-straight-long/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/willie-nelson-1796_enough_if-you-want-to-make-marijuana-legal-you_2814738.png) > [If you go to a magic show, you don't want to see logic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/if-you-go-to-a-magic-show-you-don-t-want-to-see-logic/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/willie-nelson-1796_ifs_if-you-go-to-a-magic-show-you-don-t-want_227377.png) > [Every now and then I'll think of something to put back in the show. I just kind of play it off the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/every-now-and-then-i-ll-think-of-something-to-put-back-in-the-show-i/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/willie-nelson-1796_ifs_every-now-and-then-i-ll-think-of-somethi_511013.png) > [If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he's good or bad, I think you're starting out in the wrong direction.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/if-you-start-out-looking-at-somebody-wondering-whether-he-s-good-or/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/willie-nelson-1796_ifs_if-you-start-out-looking-at-somebody-won_2316740.png) > [I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-never-pretended-to-have-a-great-voice-it-works-and-i-can-carry-a/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/willie-nelson-1796_great-voice_i-never-pretended-to-have-a-great-voice_1886365.png) > [Those people out there like good music. They don't stop and ask themselves, 'Is it country or rock and roll?' If they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/those-people-out-there-like-good-music-they-don-t-stop-and-ask/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/willie-nelson-1796_asks_those-people-out-there-like-good-music-t_1063448.png) > [Marijuana is like sex. If I don't do it every day, I get a headache. I think marijuana should be recognized for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/marijuana-is-like-sex-if-i-don-t-do-it-every-day-i-get-a-headache-i/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/willie-nelson-1796_every-day_marijuana-is-like-sex-if-i-don-t-do-it-e_550562.jpg) > [When I was out in the bars drinking and fighting I was a little bit less of a peacemaker than I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/when-i-was-out-in-the-bars-drinking-and-fighting-i-was-a-little-bit/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/willie-nelson-1796_bars_when-i-was-out-in-the-bars-drinking-and_2527699.png) > [I think there must be safety in numbers. If you f - up enough times, they forget which one you really did.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-think-there-must-be-safety-in-numbers-if-you-f-up-enough-times-they/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/willie-nelson-1796_enough_i-think-there-must-be-safety-in-numbers_1246517.jpg) > [I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-take-it-not-only-a-day-at-a-time-but-a-moment-at-a-time-and-keep-it/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/willie-nelson-1796_always-be-happy_i-take-it-not-only-a-day-at-a-time-but-a_2507484.png) > [I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-learned-some-invaluable-lessons-in-nashville-that-apply-to-both/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/willie-nelson-1796_all-kinds_i-learned-some-invaluable-lessons-in-nas_2530731.jpg) > [In church I was told that if I so much as smoked a cigarette or tasted alcohol, I’d be damned in hell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/in-church-i-was-told-that-if-i-so-much-as-smoked-a-cigarette-or/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/willie-nelson-1796_alcohol_in-church-i-was-told-that-if-i-so-much-a_2492083.jpg) > [When I was growing up, Nashville was the place to go if you had songs to sell and thought you had talent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/when-i-was-growing-up-nashville-was-the-place-to-go-if-you-had-songs/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f2/willie-nelson-1796_around-the-world_when-i-was-growing-up-nashville-was-the_1778767.jpg) > [If I started drinking again, there would be a lot of people bringing me pot because I can't handle alcohol. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/if-i-started-drinking-again-there-would-be-a-lot-of-people-bringing/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/willie-nelson-1796_alcohol_if-i-started-drinking-again-there-would_2376098.png) > [There's a lot of money in selling marijuana. If you can do it legally, that's good. Why should all the criminals make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/there-s-a-lot-of-money-in-selling-marijuana-if-you-can-do-it-legally/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/willie-nelson-1796_can-do_there-s-a-lot-of-money-in-selling-mariju_1020433.jpg) > [When I would sell encyclopedias, I would drive down the road looking for a house with a swing set in the back,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/when-i-would-sell-encyclopedias-i-would-drive-down-the-road-looking/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/willie-nelson-1796_book_when-i-would-sell-encyclopedias-i-would_802755.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Willie Nelson > [I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn't make any money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-am-not-a-pig-farmer-the-pigs-had-a-great-time-but-i-didn-t-make-any/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/songwriters-might-write-cynical-world-wise-lyrics-and-constantly-talk/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/once-you-replace-negative-thoughts-with-positive-ones-you-ll-start/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [My first job was in a Bohemian polka band, the Rejcek family polka band in Abbott. The old man in the band had another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/my-first-job-was-in-a-bohemian-polka-band-the-rejcek-family-polka/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/most-of-the-stuff-i-ve-read-about-me-has-been-true/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/cruelty-is-all-out-of-ignorance-if-you-knew-what-was-in-store-for-you/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/americans-don-t-eat-horses-they-are-not-raised-as-food-animals-and/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-was-influenced-a-lot-by-those-around-me-there-was-a-lot-of-singing/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [“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”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/and-when-i-die-put-it-on-my-stone-god-said-sucker-get-your-bad-ass/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [Great songs stand out wherever they're from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/great-songs-stand-out-wherever-they-re-from/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [I just enjoy both working and not working. And fortunately, I work enough where I get that out of my system, and then we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-just-enjoy-both-working-and-not-working-and-fortunately-i-work/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/let-s-get-the-government-stay-out-of-our-private-lives-once-and-for/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/you-don-t-have-to-be-poor-to-need-something-or-somebody/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [If you go to a magic show, you don't want to see logic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/if-you-go-to-a-magic-show-you-don-t-want-to-see-logic/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) > [Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/little-things-i-should-have-said-and-done-i-just-never-took-the-time/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", 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