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Merle Haggard Inspirational Quotes (48)

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When you get to readin' about where the music and John Steinbeck and all those people like that come from, the further you go the more interesting it becomes.
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Women are God's last creation. You suppose he's saying, What should I do to follow this? Well, it's really a head -scratcher. I think women are absolutely wonderful. I think this world is going to be governed by women.
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Sometimes if you get 'em too drunk they don't pay no attention to what you're doin' anyways, so you might as well just do old songs. But if you get one that's paying attention, sometimes we'll do some new material.
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'Cause I was already a smoker, it was easy to get addicted. The one thing that they don't teach you about marijuana is how addictive it is.
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It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true I was raised in a freight car.
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Stop rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell.
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There's been periods of broadcasts in the past where you could see all ages of entertainers, ranging from George Burns to Shirley Temple. That's not the condition now.
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Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.
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I probably wouldn't even be here now if it weren't for chiropractic
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I'm just writin' about my little ol' love affair.
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It's a long way from Graceland across Jordan to the Promised Land, but Jesus finally came to lead him home.
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By the time you get close to the answers, it's nearly all over.
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I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.
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The Captain just gave us our orders, and Mom we must carry them through. I'll finish this letter first chance I get, but for now I'll just say I love you.
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In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.
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And there's some Latino music I like, and some reggae music.
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We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don't want to close the door on hope.
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I'm proud to be an Oakie from Muskogee, a place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse and white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all.
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My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.
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There's a rumor that there may be an attempt at organizing a possible script for a series on my life, which, when you look at my police record, you'd have to have more than one hour to tell the story.
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If I had a choice, and there was a Y in the road, I would always take the one that was more fun as opposed to the one that might make me more money.
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We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee, we don't take trips on LSD. We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street, we like living right and free.
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No, it's not love, but it's not bad.
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There's two kind of cherries, and two kind of fairies, and two kind of mothers I'm told.
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