It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but its true I was raised in a freight car. – Merle Haggard
In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than theres available… in America right now. – Merle Haggard
Everybody likes Johnny Cash. I think the sad part of it is his health is givin him problems. – Merle Haggard
Its easier to force feed people than it is to give em what they want. It makes more money. – Merle Haggard
Once you become successful, people know where you live, the type of house you live in, the kind of car you drive, the clothes you wear, and so it would be patronising to go and talk like a welder. Weldings a mystery to me now. You cant go back, your life changes every day. – Billy Connolly
I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though shes too young to have logged on yet. Heres what I worry about. I worry that 10 or 15 years from now, she will come to me and say Daddy, where were you when they took freedom of the press away from the Internet? – Mike Godwin