135 Quotes by Merle Haggard

I wish coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be.

Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.

I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.

Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.

By the time you get close to the answers, it's nearly all over.

We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don't want to close the door on hope.

Despite of all my Sunday learnin’, toward the bad I kept turning.

A house without love ain’t a home.

Faith is the only way we’re going to make it. None of us are smart enough to do it on our own.