Willie Nelson

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.

All I do is play music and golf - which one do you want me to give up?

What has changed is that nothing has changed... that's what has made me more unhappy than everything else.

I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gone.

Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play.

My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down - but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let's all have another round.

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.

Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they're rapping. It's easier to try to censor some kid who's swearing about poverty than it is to stop the poverty.

If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he's good or bad, I think you're starting out in the wrong direction. I think we're all good and we're all bad.

If you've made your own hell, then only you have the power to escape it.

Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there.

Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people regardless.

You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.

I was in the Air Force a while and they had what they call "policing the area." That's where you looked around and if there's anything wrong here, there, anywhere, you took care of your own area. And I think that's a pretty good thing to go by. If everyone just takes care of their own area then we won't have any problems. Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there. And look around you and see what needs to be changed.