If You Gotta Kill Two Birds, Might

People May Surprise You With Unexpected Kindness. Dogs Have A Depth Of Loyalty That Often We Seem Unworthy Of. But The Love Of A Cat Is A Blessing, A Privilege In This World.

The Distance Between The Limousine And The Gutter Is A Short One.

Wandering Around Back Stage At A Willie Nelson Concert Is A Bit Like Being The Parrot On The Shoulder Of The Guy Who's Running The Ferris Wheel. It's Not The Best Seat In The House, But You See Enough Lights, Action, People, And Confusion To Make You Wonder If Anybody Knows What The Hell's Going On. If You're Sitting Out Front, Of Course, It All Rolls Along As Smoothly As A German Train Schedule, But As Willie, Like Any Great Magician, Would Be The First To Point Out, The Real Show Is Never In The Center Ring. As Willie Always Says, Fortunately, We're Not In Control.

But The Most Dangerous Thing In The World In The World Is To Run The Risk Of Waking Up One Morning And Realizing Suddenly That All This Time You've Been Living Without Really And Truly Living And By Then It's Too Late. When You Wake Up To That Kind Of Realization, It's Too Late For Wishes And Regrets. It's Even Too Late To Dream.

These Days, There Are Many People Around The World Who Listen To The Songs That Made Me Infamous And Read The Books That Made Me Respectable.