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Stop rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell.
Merle Haggard
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Merle Haggard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 6
Died: 2016
Died: April 6
Country Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
Bakersfield
California
Merle Ronald Haggard
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More quotes by Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
Merle Haggard
Keep your opinions to yourself. I think it's important that I stay neutral on politics and remain hard to understand. I don't want to be pigeonholed as conservative, liberal, independent or anything. I back the man for the things the man believes in, not whether it says R or D down there beside his name.
Merle Haggard
When I grew up there wasn't air-conditioning or anything of that nature, and this old car had a wall thickness of about ten inches. So we had a little warmer house in the winter and a little cooler in the summer.
Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle slowly take command.
Merle Haggard
I probably wouldn't even be here now if it weren't for chiropractic
Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.
Merle Haggard
Evolution is a laughing matter for anybody that's got a rational mind.
Merle Haggard
I've got two families.
Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
Read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count on being free.
Merle Haggard
'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.
Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.
Merle Haggard
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.
Merle Haggard
At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?
Merle Haggard
My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.
Merle Haggard
