George Jones > Quotes

“Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks. Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.”
― George Jones, I Lived to Tell It All

“There are questions I'm still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.”
― George Jones

“Loneliness is lessened when you're lonely by choice.”
― George Jones, I Lived to Tell It All

“You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.”
― George Jones, I Lived to Tell It All

“Me and the bottle have always been friends, we've had a few old nasty fights but the bottle would always win, so when I go to answer that final curtain call, I can hear these words being whispered by all... Ol' George stopped drinking today.”
― George Jones

“jumping into limousines. They burned rubber racing to where they thought I was. It was a circus, and by now Florence radio and television had picked it up. For all I know Shug had enlisted their help. “Anyone who has seen country music star George Jones, believed to be in Florence tonight, is asked to call this number,” the newscasters said. Digits were flashed at the bottom of the screen. By the second night of the second day I weakened. I had been awake the entire time. Our tent leaked, and we had gotten”
― George Jones, I Lived to Tell It All

“When you’re happy you enjoy the music. When you’re sad, you understand the lyrics.”
― George Jones