Willie Nelson is an American singer, songwriter, and musician from Abbott, Texas. He achieved fame in the mid-1970s as a country musician. Nelson has released over 30 albums and several books of his poetry.
He was the first artist to sell more than 10 million copies of an album and is one of the best-selling artists in United States music history with total certified sales of more than 50 million albums. He has been inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is known for his long beard, which he once described as “an Austin thing.”
He was born on April 29th, 1933, and died on August 29th, 2016, at the age of 81, with an estimated net worth of $25 million, as reported by Forbes magazine.
Here are his most inspirational quotes that will highlight his life, upbringing, and music perfectly.
Top 49 Inspirational Willie Nelson Quotes
1. “The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis.” ~ Willie Nelson
2. “It was and is always nice to work with the kids.” ~ Willie Nelson
3. “There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart”
4. “I like myself better when I’m writing regularly.” ~ Willie Nelson
5. “It doesn’t hurt to feel sad from time to time.” ~ Willie Nelson
6. “Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there.” ~ Willie Nelson
7. “Freedom is control in your own life.” ~ Willie Nelson
8. “I believe that all roads lead to the same place – and that is wherever all roads lead to.” ~ Willie Nelson
9. “If you can be content right now, then you’ll always be content, because it’s always right now.” ~ Willie Nelson
10. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” ~ Willie Nelson
11. “Where I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues.” ~ Willie Nelson
12. “Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.” ~ Willie Nelson
13. “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
14. “Three chords and the truth – that’s what a country song is.” ~ Willie Nelson
15. “I think I’m basically the same guy I always was. Maybe I’ve learned, through experience, to rein in some of the anger and temper they say redheads normally have.” ~ Willie Nelson
16. “There are only so many notes so there must be only so many melodies.” ~ Willie Nelson
17. “I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?” ~ Willie Nelson
18. “If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.” ~ Willie Nelson
19. “It’s an ongoing problem, an ongoing situation, life is. It’s just life, and it never stops and it never will. You just be thankful for what you’ve got, and move on.” ~ Willie Nelson
20. “Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I’m in a bus for 22 hours. It’s not hard for me to look out the window and tell a joke here and there.” ~ Willie Nelson
21. “When you hear me, you know it’s me, regardless of the song.” ~ Willie Nelson
22. “When I’m driving the highway by myself is when I write best.” ~ Willie Nelson
23. “Since I was a kid, music was what I wanted to do. I thought I could make it by my own talents. That’s what I wanted to prove.” ~ Willie Nelson
24. “There’s a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world.” ~ Willie Nelson
25. “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 common denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.” ~ Willie Nelson
26. “I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times.” ~ Willie Nelson
27. “I don’t think any person has any special knowledge about what God has planned for me and you any more than me and you do.” ~ Willie Nelson
28. “I think most people realize that our problems are our government, not me and you individually, except that we can – must have some sort of responsibility, because they’re in there and they were elected, so we have to defend ourselves on those lines.” ~ Willie Nelson
29. “I use vaporizers a lot. It cuts down on the heat and the smoke. And for a singer that’s not a bad idea.” ~ Willie Nelson
30. “You know why divorces are so expensive? They’re worth it.” ~ Willie Nelson
31. “You want to be a good parent and you want to be a friend, and it’s hard to be both. You have to balance it as well as you can.” ~ Willie Nelson
32. “I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.” ~ Willie Nelson
33. “We’ve already been reincarnated about a million times, maybe. It doesn’t make sense any other way.” ~ Willie Nelson
34. “The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” – Willie Nelson
35. “We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.” ~ Willie Nelson
36. “Most of the stuff I’ve read about me has been true.” ~ Willie Nelson
37. “When you put your life in a good place, good things follow.” ~ Willie Nelson
38. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” ~ Willie Nelson
39. “I’m just an ole redneck from Texas who ain’t a Democrat or Republican, but I can look at a guy and tell whether I like him or not.” ~ Willie Nelson
40. “You could make any song sound creepy if you wanted. It’s all about the inflection.” ~ Willie Nelson
41. “I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace. If you can be happy right now, then you’ll always be happy, because it’s always in the now.” ~ Willie Nelson
42. “You don’t have to be poor to need something or somebody.” ~ Willie Nelson
43. “Ninety-nine percent of the world’s lovers are not with their first choice. That’s what makes the jukebox play.” ~ Willie Nelson
44. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” ~ Willie Nelson
45. “Memories remind us that every moment of our lives, even the most tragic, has contributed to our strength. We’ve gotten through. We’re still here.” ~ Willie Nelson
46. “You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it.” ~ Willie Nelson
47. “To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.” ~ Willie Nelson
48. “I think the best exercise that I do is singing for an hour-and-a-half out on the stage, because, yes, I use the lung, the biggest muscle in your body.” ~ Willie Nelson
49. “Great songs stand out wherever they’re from.” ~ Willie Nelson
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