--- title: "10 Trying Quotes By Willie Nelson" description: "10 Trying quotes by Willie Nelson. Plus more from Willie Nelson and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/willie-nelson-1796_good-luck_you-could-try-to-live-monogamously-good_1750158.png" --- > [You could try to live monogamously. Good luck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/you-could-try-to-live-monogamously-good-luck/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/willie-nelson-1796_good-luck_you-could-try-to-live-monogamously-good_1750158.png) > [I'm crazy for trying, crazy for crying, and I'm crazy for loving you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-m-crazy-for-trying-crazy-for-crying-and-i-m-crazy-for-loving-you/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68e/willie-nelson-1796_crazy_i-m-crazy-for-trying-crazy-for-crying-an_2490688.png) > [We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/we-re-still-here-trying-to-get-the-word-out-that-330-farmers-are/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/willie-nelson-1796_farmers_we-re-still-here-trying-to-get-the-word_1557747.png) > [You can't hang a man for shooting a woman who was trying to steal his horse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/you-can-t-hang-a-man-for-shooting-a-woman-who-was-trying-to-steal-his/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/willie-nelson-1796_evil_you-can-t-hang-a-man-for-shooting-a-woma_364434.png) > [You can't hang a man for shooting a woman who was trying to steel his horse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/you-can-t-hang-a-man-for-shooting-a-woman-who-was-trying-to-steel-his/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/willie-nelson-1796_evil_you-can-t-hang-a-man-for-shooting-a-woma_2893536.png) > [As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/as-adults-we-try-to-relax-from-the-never-ending-quest-for-reason-and/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fae/willie-nelson-1796_adults_as-adults-we-try-to-relax-from-the-never_2169344.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) > [Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they're rapping. It's easier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/rather-than-trying-to-put-an-end-to-eminem-or-some-other-rapper/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/willie-nelson-1796_easier_rather-than-trying-to-put-an-end-to-emin_1313851.png) > [I think hemp is one of the greatest plants that God put in the ground, and I don't think anybody has the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-think-hemp-is-one-of-the-greatest-plants-that-god-put-in-the-ground/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/willie-nelson-1796_beer_i-think-hemp-is-one-of-the-greatest-plan_3116163.jpg) > [I have more dumb luck thank anybody I know. There must be a convey of guardian angels working twenty-four hours a day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/i-have-more-dumb-luck-thank-anybody-i-know-there-must-be-a-convey-of/) [Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/willie-nelson-1796_alive_i-have-more-dumb-luck-thank-anybody-i-kn_2571594.png) ## Other authors on Trying ## 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", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/willie-nelson/#itemlist", "name": "10 Trying Quotes By Willie Nelson", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You could try to live monogamously. 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