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In church I was told that if I so much as smoked a cigarette or tasted alcohol, I’d be damned in hell for all eternity... it didn’t take long for me to start thinking that sounded all wrong... I didn’t cotton to the idea that your religion should be flaunted to other people. Your religion is for you, and is best kept close to your heart.

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Willie Nelson
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: April 10
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Just because she's leaving, don't start believing, that your rock and roll days are gone.
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I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control.
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We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the commons denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.
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Every now and then I'll think of something to put back in the show. I just kind of play it off the top of my head. If I do it that way it keeps it kinda fresh.
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My fans are very forgiving. So are my wives and my kids.
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