Willie Nelson > Quotes

“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
― Willie Nelson

“There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.”
― Willie Nelson

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

“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.”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

“God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere.”
― Willie Nelson

“You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

“You'll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

“...when you put your life in a good place, good things follow.”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

“I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gone.”
― Willie Nelson

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”
― Willie Nelson

“I don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill.. unless you think you have a good reason.”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart, Library Edition

“Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there.”
― Willie Nelson

“If you've made your own hell, then only you have the power to escape it.”
― Willie Nelson

“If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you.

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― Willie Nelson

“As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn't in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the moments when the madness slips away and we remember the basics.”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

“You will never find love until you stop looking.”
― Willie Nelson

“A lot of people make money off of fear and negativity and any way they can feed it to you is to their benefit in a lot of ways. You can't avoid it completely; you have to be open enough that shit doesn't stick on you, it goes through, because you are gonna be hit and bombarded all the time with negativity... You just let things go on through without trying to stop them or block them.”
― Willie Nelson

“Life and water are inseparable. Three quarters of the earth's surface is covered by water, just as three quarters of your body is made up of water. Even in the driest desert where rain may come just once every few years, the cycles of life are based on waiting for the arrival of water. Our bodies are not so patient.
Every cell in your body needs water to survive, and that means that drinking plenty of clean, fresh water can make you stronger healthier and smarter. Water carries oxygen and fuel to your cells, lubricates your joints, regulates your body temperature, and plays a key roll in just about every function of your body.
My number one roadie, POODIE, says, "You can't make a turd without grease.”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

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

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”
― Willie Nelson

“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.”
― Willie Nelson, Wisdom: The Greatest Gift One Generation Can Give To Another

“I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.”
― Willie Nelson

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”
― Willie Nelson

“Memories remind us that every moment of our lives, even the most tragic, have contributed to our strength. We’ve gotten through. We’re still here.”
― Willie Nelson, It's a Long Story: My Life

“Fortunately, we are not in control.”
― Willie Nelson

“I believe in looseness.”
― Willie Nelson

“There is no such thing as a normal person. There is just you and me." - Willie Nelson”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

“And when I die, put it on my stone. God said, Sucker get your bad ass home. I wasn't Superman. I wasn't Superman”
― Willie Nelson, Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road

“I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved, winning seven Tour de France races while on drugs. When I was on drugs, I couldn’t even find my bike.”
― Willie Nelson

“Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless.”
― Willie Nelson