--- title: "1 Willie nelson Quotes By Lyle Lovett" description: "1 Willie nelson quotes by Lyle Lovett. Plus more from Lyle Lovett and more Willie nelson sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/lyle-lovett-8466_bob_somehow-you-can-tell-the-difference-when_229342.jpg" --- > [Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/somehow-you-can-tell-the-difference-when-a-song-is-written-just-to/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/lyle-lovett-8466_bob_somehow-you-can-tell-the-difference-when_229342.jpg) ## More by Lyle Lovett > [Helen Hunt is terrific, and I got to do a couple of guest spots with Helen and Paul Reiser on 'Mad About You.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/helen-hunt-is-terrific-and-i-got-to-do-a-couple-of-guest-spots-with/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [In school, I didn't speak up often in class. I was never the person to yell out an answer. If I knew it, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/in-school-i-didn-t-speak-up-often-in-class-i-was-never-the-person-to/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [Tipping your hat to a lady is good form. If you're at a dinner table, you'd most certainly take your hat off - cowboy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/tipping-your-hat-to-a-lady-is-good-form-if-you-re-at-a-dinner-table/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [The idea that we humans are good-natured, politically correct, nonjudgmental beings is pure fantasy. We are, at the very least, judgmental.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/the-idea-that-we-humans-are-good-natured-politically-correct/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/horses-teach-you-patience-and-how-to-do-things-the-right-way-so-you/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/somehow-you-can-tell-the-difference-when-a-song-is-written-just-to/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [She was ugly from the front, and I said ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly. Well, I could handle it behind her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/she-was-ugly-from-the-front-and-i-said-ugly-ugly-ugly-ugly-ugly-well/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [Kemo Sabe, kiss my ass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/kemo-sabe-kiss-my-ass/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/when-you-have-a-solid-upbringing-and-a-strong-sense-of-place-that/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/if-you-forget-the-words-to-your-own-song-you-can-always-claim/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [I married her just because she looks like you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/i-married-her-just-because-she-looks-like-you/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [You're saying something with your appearance whether you mean to or not, so you may as well mean to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/you-re-saying-something-with-your-appearance-whether-you-mean-to-or/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I was in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/my-parents-worked-for-exxon-and-they-gave-me-every-chance-to-take/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [The first time I toured with the 'Large Band' in 1988, I got so tired. If I just stood still anywhere, I could go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/the-first-time-i-toured-with-the-large-band-in-1988-i-got-so-tired-if/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) > [You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/you-don-t-have-to-have-anything-in-common-with-people-you-ve-known/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/willie-nelson/lyle-lovett/#itemlist", "name": "1 Willie nelson Quotes By Lyle Lovett", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. 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