Discover 32 significant and inspiring quotes by the legendary country music icon, Merle Haggard. Gain insight into the wisdom and experiences of this influential musician through his powerful and thought-provoking words.
Merle Haggard Quotes
1- “The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle slowly take command.” -Merle Haggard
2- “Women are God’s last creation. You suppose he’s saying, “What should I do to follow this?” Well, it’s really a head -scratcher. I think women are absolutely wonderful. I think this world is going to be governed by women.” -Merle Haggard
3- “At my age, I don’t buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?” -Merle Haggard
4- “Evolution is a laughing matter for anybody that’s got a rational mind.” -Merle Haggard
5- “I think I’m most proud of my family right now. I’m more into that then I’ve ever been. It also gives a new area to draw from in creativity with my songs.” -Merle Haggard
6- “I probably wouldn’t even be here now if it weren’t for chiropractic” -Merle Haggard
7- “The one true friend I thought I’d found, tonight the bottle let me down.” -Merle Haggard
8– “No, it’s not love, but it’s not bad.” -Merle Haggard
9- “I’m just writin’ about my little ol’ love affair.”
10- “The guitar’s not all that expensive either, when you compare it to gettin’ a toothpulled or something.” -Merle Haggard
11- “Despite of all my Sunday learnin’, toward the bad I kept turning.” -Merle Haggard
12- “Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work and still would.” -Merle Haggard
13- “Back when the country was strong, back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along.” -Merle Haggard
14- “Staring at the world through the bottom of a glass, all I see is a man who’s fading fast.” -Merle Haggard
15- “When you get to readin’ about where the music and John Steinbeck and all those people like that come from, the further you go the more interesting it becomes.” -Merle Haggard
16- “It’s easier to force feed people than it is to give ’em what they want. It makes more money.” -Merle Haggard
17- “Guitar playing is very important to me. It’s like golf to some other people; it’s important to me that I play good.” -Merle Haggard
18- “It sounds like something from a Woody Guthrie song, but it’s true; I was raised in a freight car.” -Merle Haggard
19- “There’s two kind of cherries, and two kind of fairies, and two kind of mothers I’m told.” -Merle Haggard
20- “There’s one thing I never did do, and that was stink.” -Merle Haggard
21- “There’s just a few people that call themselves stars can actually sit down with a guitar and sing you a song.” -Merle Haggard
22- “Stop rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell.” -Merle Haggard
23- “To be part of what you’re singing about is somewhat painful. You’ve got to climb inside it all.” -Merle Haggard
24- “If I hear another line dance song I think I’m going to puke.” -Merle Haggard
25- “A house without love ain’t a home.” -Merle Haggard
26- “Willie Nelson’s the one who told me the reason it costs so much to get divorced is because it’s worth it.” -Merle Haggard
27- “Running down on a way of life our fighting men have fought and died to keep. If you don’t love it, leave it.” -Merle Haggard
28- “I wish coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be.” -Merle Haggard
29- “I’ll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it’s the most rare commodity in the world – honesty.” -Merle Haggard
30- “Faith is the only way we’re going to make it. None of us are smart enough to do it on our own.” -Merle Haggard
31- “By the time you get close to the answers, it’s nearly all over.” -Merle Haggard
32- “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.” -Merle Haggard
