I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

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You'll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.

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Freedom is control in your own life.

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Indecision may or may not be our biggest problem.

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When songs fall from the sky, all I can do is catch them before they hit the ground.

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If a song was ever good, it's still good.

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If you can be content right now, then you'll always be content, because it's always right now.

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I like marijuana because it keeps me from killing people. And I think there are a lot of people out there who are just like me. The reason it's not legal is because most people get up in the morning and get high, then forget to go out and vote for it.

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I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?

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I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.

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