Here are Willie Nelson’s top 10 quotes
Willie Nelson is an American actor, author, activist and a musician.
He was born on April 29,1933 in Abbott, Texas to Myrle Marie and Ira Doyle Nelson.
Nelson went ahead to be named as ‘The Best Entertainer of the year’ in 1979 by the Country Music Association.
Some of his early albums made him reach the peak of success where he is today. The immense critical and commercial success received by his albums ‘Shotgun Willie’ in 1973, ‘Red Headed Stranger’ in 1975 and ‘Stardust’. In 1978 made Nelson one of the most popular country music artists in the world.
Besides the plethora of superhit music, Nelson has also co-authored many books including his biography named ‘Willie: An Autobiography’ in 1988 and practices strong activism involving legalization of marijuana, setting up a “Farm Aid’ in 1985 to raise funds for farmers through various festivals, better treatment of horses and the consumption of biofuels to name a few.
Here are Willie’s top said quotes that continue to inspire us till today-
1. ” If you wait for tomorrow to follow your dreams, by the time that you get there they’re gone.”
2. “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.”
3. “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.”
4. “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.”
5. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”
6. “There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart.”
7. “Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there.”
8. “Be gentle with your words- you can’t take them back.”
9. “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.”
10. “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.”
Most of his sayings were on the art of living life and involved the causes he worked for including drugs, especially marijuana and helping the poor and the destitute.
