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 HaggardI'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.
Merle HaggardTo be part of what you're singing about is somewhat painful. You've got to climb inside it all.
Merle HaggardThere's a rumor that there may be an attempt at organizing a possible script for a series on my life, which, when you look at my police record, you'd have to have more than one hour to tell the story.
Merle Haggard