I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.
Merle HaggardIn my life there were a lot of situations where I could have been killed or some officer might have been killed chasing me, a lot of things could be different. Now, you know that's experience you can't buy. And it's there in my rearview mirror and I can refer to it in my writing. I have the experience to talk about things some people only imagine.
Merle HaggardRunning down on a way of life our fighting men have fought and died to keep. If you don't love it, leave it.
Merle HaggardStaring at the world through the bottom of a glass, all I see is a man who's fading fast.
Merle Haggard