Quotes from Willie Nelson

I would like to see more airplay for all artists, no matter what age. I think there's a lot of money being spent toward the young guys, but a lot of the older guys are the ones who blazed the trail for those young guys.

I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.

I think I'm basically the same guy I always was. Maybe I've learned, through experience, to rein in some of the anger and temper they say redheads normally have.

America, to me, is freedom.

I'm a romantic slob!

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 government the right to say that God is wrong?

Well the country songs themselves are three-chord stories, ballads which are mostly sad. If you are already feeling sorry for yourself when you listen to them they will take you to an even sadder place.

Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.

A lot of country music is sad.

There are more serious problems in life than financial ones, and I've had a lot of those. I've been broke before, and will be again. Heartbroke That's serious. Lose a few bucks. That's not.

Cause one way or the other," I said, rolling a fat one, "it's all gonna work out." "And what makes you so goddamn sure?" I took a hit and held it in. When I exhaled, I said, slowly but deliberately, "It's a matter of faith, Waylon. And I got enough faith to last me this lifetime and whatever lifetimes come next.

Deep breathing at an open window is a wonderful thing unless you live in Los Angeles or down the block from an asbestos plant. Everybody knows that filling your lungs with oxygen is good, but not many people do it. It's like most of the choices you have in life. You know inside what is right. Whether you do it is up to you.

When it's on us, seems like the storm will never pass. But it always does.

If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.

I fly a star ship across the universe divide and when I reach the other side; I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can. Perhaps, I may become a highwayman again or I may simply be a single drop of rain but I will remain and I'll be back again and again and again and again and again and again.

It's easy to be overwhelmed by our desires for material things, but the fact is, most of us know what we truly value. Sometimes we just need a little reminder.

So if I'm not normal and you're not normal and they're not normal—why in the blue blazes do we all spend so much time pretending we are?

Positive thoughts lead to positive actions.

Truth be told, these fuckers don't know their elbows from their assholes.

I am the only person who can set me free from what might have been.

The older I get, the more I realize it's never too early to start appreciating the people in your life. If you love your family, it's essential that you tell them. They need you and you need them. If you can make someone feel better with just a few words, why wouldn't you want to use them? Speaking for fathers everywhere, this is the best I can offer. Go hug your daddy. It ain't too late to save him.

You know inside whether it's right. But you still have to choose to do it.

If at first you don't succeed…fuck it!

Next to his pecker, a picker's fingers are his most precious body parts.