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We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.


Willie Nelson

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Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.
WILLIE NELSON As long as there's a few farmers out there, we'll keep fighting for them.
WILLIE NELSON I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control.
WILLIE NELSON If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time.
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WILLIE NELSON I text and email my friends and family a lot, but that's about the extent of my high-tech-etude.
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WILLIE NELSON I didn't come here and I ain't leavin'.
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WILLIE NELSON You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it.
WILLIE NELSON I been a long time leaving but I'm going to be a long time gone.
WILLIE NELSON It doesn't hurt to feel sad from time to time.
WILLIE NELSON If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.
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WILLIE NELSON I believe that all roads lead to the same place - and that is wherever all roads lead to.
WILLIE NELSON And as far as guitars go, I loved Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West's stuff.
WILLIE NELSON The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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WILLIE NELSON All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty...
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WILLIE NELSON Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.
WILLIE NELSON When Ray did I Can't Stop Loving You , that was probably the time when country music was heard by mo...
WILLIE NELSON The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change cont...
WILLIE NELSON Hope remains when pride is gone,
And it keeps you moving on. . . .
WILLIE NELSON I don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill.. unless you think you have a good reason.
WILLIE NELSON The whole house came up and I came up with it, ... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me...
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WILLIE NELSON Mainly because I'd already been paid on it . . . and paid pretty good. I felt this ain't right. I co...
WILLIE NELSON All I do is play music and golf -- which one do you want me to give up?
WILLIE NELSON Par is whatever I say it is. I've got one hole that's a par 23 and yesterday I damn near birdied the...
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WILLIE NELSON Hope remains when pride is gone,And it keeps you moving on. . . .
WILLIE NELSON I'm a country songwriter and we write cry-in-your-beer songs. That's what we do. Something that you ...
WILLIE NELSON How would you like to bite that in the ass, develop lock jaw and be draged to death
WILLIE NELSON I'm drinking doubles now that you're running around single again.
WILLIE NELSON To keep family farmers on their land.
WILLIE NELSON Good morning, America, how are you?
WILLIE NELSON It can't get much worse, 100 yards an hour, ... It's frustrating bumper-to-bumper.
WILLIE NELSON The song's been in the closet for 20 years. The timing's right for it to come out. I'm just opening ...
WILLIE NELSON [Those flamboyant stars, though, could end up being just a blip in a busy night. The three-hour show...
WILLIE NELSON We've seen how he cares about people, and he's had adversity in his life. Willie cares.
WILLIE NELSON I have a lot of respect for the military. I like to show them that I support them every chance I get...
WILLIE NELSON This song's been in the closet for 20 years.
WILLIE NELSON He's got to be there. He belongs there as much as anybody else. He's done as much as any of us to pr...
WILLIE NELSON Mainly because I'd already been paid on it . . . and paid pretty good.
WILLIE NELSON Can I have that thing over there, or something like it?
WILLIE NELSON The majority firms are all over the place, ... We just want an equal opportunity. But it's been very...
WILLIE NELSON I'm proud to be one of you.
WILLIE NELSON It feels good to bring Farm Aid back to the state where it all started-and to see the seeds that wer...
WILLIE NELSON The fight to save family farms isn't just about farmers. It's about making sure that there is a safe...
WILLIE NELSON Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true.
WILLIE NELSON I was influenced a lot by those around me -- there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton f...
WILLIE NELSON As long as there's a few farmers out there, we'll keep fighting for them.
WILLIE NELSON For helping me to grow I owe a lot I knowTo all the girls I've loved before.
WILLIE NELSON I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gon...
WILLIE NELSON What has changed is that nothing has changed. . . . That's what has made me more unhappy than everyt...
WILLIE NELSON I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace. If you can be ...
WILLIE NELSON Johnny Cash transcends all musical boundaries and is one of the original outlaws .
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WILLIE NELSON I been a long time leaving but I'm going to be a long time gone.
WILLIE NELSON I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.
WILLIE NELSON I'm not prejudiced in any way that I can think of. That's just not the guy I am.
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WILLIE NELSON I'm a romantic slob!
WILLIE NELSON There's a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world.
WILLIE NELSON For helping me to grow I owe a lot I know
To all the girls I've loved before.
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WILLIE MAYS An ideal day starts with putting on a good, smart, fun show where I learn something and ends with me...
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WILLIE GEIST When you're young, the blue blazer feels like a grown-up costume.
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WILLIE SHOEMAKER When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
WILLIE STARGELL Hit em where they ain't.
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WILLIE AAMES I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.
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WILLIE MAYS I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.
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WILLIE AAMES We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands b...
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WILLIE ROBERTSON There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to beat, but only one way to win; get there first.
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WILLIE MITCHELL I got the impression that both parties are desperately interested in settling this strike,
WILLIE BROWN In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours.
WILLIE BROWN I'm pretty sure people are going to start writing letters again once the email fad passes.
WILLIE GEIST Give the pitcher credit, he threw the ball well. We didn't muster much of an offense.
WILLIE RANDOLPH I'm going to have 10 pork roasts rotating on a rotisserie grill, and we're going to serve it with dr...
WILLIE WILSON Landing on 'Morning Joe' wasn't a fluke. I was a poli sci major in college. I interned a...
WILLIE GEIST Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
WILLIE STARGELL I am one of the five best parallel parkers in the United States of America. Dead serious. It's t...
WILLIE GEIST That reminded me of the Kenny Lofton of yesteryear. Those were huge plays. We could have gotten some...
WILLIE RANDOLPH There's no comparison to me. There's nothing like Yankees-Red Sox to me.
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WILLIE RANDOLPH Sometimes you come in with a guy who is unorthodox in a delivery and he'll get you an out. Bring som...
WILLIE RANDOLPH It's a different type of heat. Here you have humidity and you sweat. Other there it's like a blow dr...
WILLIE SUTTON He had a nice game. I noticed he had more pep in his step.
WILLIE RANDOLPH Not yet. He's like glue.
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WILLIE STARGELL I really enjoyed playing for a cause so close to the hearts of Londoners. The atmosphere was electri...
WILLIE GARSON Okay, so you're not Heidi Klum, but you're the 'modeliest' of the real people.
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WILLIE JACKSON I agree with the other City Council people that I was disappointed in what the mayor said because I ...
WILLIE JACKSON I think it comes and goes, ... It all depends on the situation at the particular time.
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WILLIE JACKSON It was harder for him. They were real, real close. He dealt with it, but he also rebelled a little. ...
WILLIE IRICK What Jesus did was not phony,
WILLIE DAVIS Our pitching. I told them that we're not going to do anything unless we pitched well. Our starters h...
WILLIE RANDOLPH I'm just glad someone from West Tennessee won a state title this year. Liberty's a great team. They ...
WILLIE KEMP It's overblown. It's whoever's hot at the right time. It does give you bragging rights, but you'd be...
WILLIE WILSON Lamonte is very talented. He's long and athletic. If he keeps his head screwed on straight, he'll be...
WILLIE WORSLEY He's making good passes at the ball and not favoring the leg, so let's get it going. He's probably a...
WILLIE RANDOLPH We've got three or four guys on the depth chart who might step up and knock my socks off.
WILLIE RANDOLPH We're back to being Florida State. We got the hats. We got the T-shirts. We're going to the BCS. We'...
WILLIE REID They might be one-batter guys or two. Got to see what they look like.
WILLIE RANDOLPH It doesn't matter if you're famous or infamous. All that matters is you're a celebrity.
WILLIE GEIST He brought a lot of enthusiasm and passion. He works his butt off and competes every day. In the pla...
WILLIE MITCHELL I told him that I’d prefer him not to do that, ... He felt he could maybe get a bunt base hit and,...
WILLIE RANDOLPH I told him that I'd prefer him not to do that. He felt he could maybe get a bunt base hit and, like ...
WILLIE RANDOLPH It's not ever just one guy, but Richard definitely makes a big difference. He's unstoppable if you t...
WILLIE MCGINEST Kanye is going to have to decide early whether or not he's a Baby Bjorn guy, because the minute ...
WILLIE GEIST It's fun to deliver material on live TV because it's more off-the-cuff, but I like writing b...
WILLIE GEIST Fatigue played in there, but we were able to muster some energy to come out with a win.
WILLIE MITCHELL If the news isn't there, don't create it. If I look at local news, I don't know what'...
WILLIE HERENTON The great 'New York Times' columnist Dave Anderson famously slept one year in a child's ...
WILLIE GEIST I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell any...
WILLIE MCCOVEY My wife bought an extra life insurance policy on me.
WILLIE AAMES They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.
WILLIE MAYS You don't set off in life to be mediocre. At least, I don't.
WILLIE ROBERTSON We can use a little jolt or whatever,
WILLIE RANDOLPH We're pushing this week like it's a regular week. We haven't been told by the coaches that we weren'...
WILLIE ANDERSON Someone gave him a new knife.
WRONG WILLIE If hate changes, hate changes.
WILLIE HAYNES