At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?
--Merle Haggard
By the time you get close to the answers, it's nearly all over.
--Merle Haggard
Heaven knows that alcohol is the worst thing in the world, but it's debatable whether cocaine is worse than caffeine or whether it's the same thing and they just changed the name.
--Merle Haggard
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
I don't think there's ever been a friendly divorce.
--Merle Haggard
I wish coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be.
--Merle Haggard
I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world- honesty.
--Merle Haggard
If I hear another line dance song I think I'm going to puke.
--Merle Haggard
If you gotta mess up the ecology of the world in order to raise a bunch of cows, well eat somethin' else. I'm not a fan of the cowboys.
--Merle Haggard
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.
--Merle Haggard
It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money.
--Merle Haggard
Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.
--Merle Haggard
Memories and drinks don't mix too well.
--Merle Haggard
My second wife... and I worked together after we divorced for a period of maybe 20 years. And I managed to stay friends with another wife. And then there's one that I don't mess with. Everybody's got one of those.
--Merle Haggard
No, it's not love, but it's not bad.
--Merle Haggard
The only thing that I miss lately in all music is somebody that will put out a melody that you can whistle. It doesn't seem like there's anything happening like that.
--Merle Haggard
There's two or three kids out there trying to make good music, and the rest of them sound like it's been strained through some kind of white toast or something. It all sounds just too neat and perfect, with no surprise to it at all. No story, no nothing. It's like building cars, like an assembly line. It doesn't sound like anything that came from a guitar.
--Merle Haggard
To be part of what you're singing about is somewhat painful. You've got to climb inside it all.
--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.
--Merle Haggard
We're changing the Constitution out of fear. We spend all our time looking up each other's dresses. Fear's the only issue the Republican Party has. Vote for them, or the terrorists will win.
--Merle Haggard
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