I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.
Merle HaggardIt makes my wife mad, you know, she wants me to stay home all the time. But its what I've done all my life and I think when I quit doing it I'll probably go away pretty quick.
Merle HaggardWillie Nelson's the one who told me the reason it costs so much to get divorced is because it's worth it.
Merle HaggardI think it was Tommy who told me, 'When your song is called 'XYZ' or whatever, every line has got to make sense against your title.' He showed me little methods of proving to yourself whether the line belongs, and ways of finding out whether you were able to get more out of a line if you tried.
Merle Haggard