I've always known that I was a gifted person. ... I've always felt like I would be punished, severely, if I didn't continue to make use of that gift. It's very important that you don't let the muscle get flabby. It's really hard, as an old human being, to press as much weight as you pressed when you were a kid.
Merle HaggardIt's a long way from Graceland across Jordan to the Promised Land, but Jesus finally came to lead him home.
Merle HaggardI'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.
Merle HaggardThis is America. We're proud. We're not afraid of a bunch of terrorists. But this government is all about terror alerts and scaring us at airports. 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. That's not what Reagan was about. I hate to think about our soldiers over in Iraq fighting for a country that's slipping away.
Merle HaggardIt sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it's true; I was raised in a freight car.
Merle Haggard