"Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together."
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"What has changed is that nothing has changed... that's what has made me more unhappy than everything else."
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"Oh, I think it's definitely spiritual. All music is. I think it's maybe one of the highest forms of spirituality."
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"Gatewood Galbraith was a good friend, and a tireless advocate for the repeal of the ridiculous ban on hemp & marijuana. His book ‘The Last Free Man Standing’ says it all."
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"When evolution has been outlawed, only the outlaws will evolve."
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"I'm drowning in whiskey river."
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"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."
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"You can't hang a man for shooting a woman who was trying to steal his horse."
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"A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and the truth - that’s what a country song is. There is a lot of heartache in the world."
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"A frozen river is not a dry one, it's just a still river on the surface but is still moving, and so am my winter writing."
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"One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart."
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"I have more dumb luck thank anybody I know. There must be a convey of guardian angels working twenty-four hours a day looking after me[...] Like the night I first got to Nashville that I laid down in the middle of Broadway, waiting to get run over. It didn't happen [...] I could swear they were keeping me alive just to see what I'd get next, I'm glad they feel that way. I'm trying to help them a little more this days."
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"I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control."
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"At 82, Nelson (who wrote the song "On the Road Again," among a thousand or more others) is the elder statesman of country music, a steadying and powerful voice in the industry and on environmental issues, and he's still on the road much of the year. The music keeps calling."
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"But if you think of all the people who don't like me, just think of all the millions who've never heard of me!"
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"Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach."
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"Let the jerks of the world serve as the perfect example of what you don't want to be. You'll be a heck of a lot happier, and in the long run, there's a chance that other person at work will end up asking what your secret is. Why are you the happy one? In other words, don't let your thoughts think you. Besides, if you're really gonna get pissed, don't waste it on your family, friends, or coworkers, save it for something that really matters."
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"The fight to save family farms isn't just about farmers. It's about making sure that there is a safe and healthy food supply for all of us. It's about jobs, from Main Street to Wall Street. It's about a better America."
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"Air you breathe is bad for your lungs so you've got to careful and don't overdue any bad air. Too much pot, too much anything is not good. Your lung is a piece of flesh, a piece of bone. You can injure it."
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"As long as there's a few farmers out there, we'll keep fighting for them."
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