Don Williams Quotes

United States, Singer-Songwriter
May 27, 1939 – September, 8, 2017.

Donald Ray Williams was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname: "Gentle Giant" of country music.

Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.

Don Williams
- Star
- Distant
- Heals
You're my bread when I'm hungry You're my shelter from troubled winds You're my anchor in life's ocean Most of all You're my best friend

Don Williams
- Country
- Song
- Friend

The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.

Don Williams
- Journey
- Lessons
- Turns
I don't believe virginity is common as it used to be.

Don Williams
- Believe
- To Be
- Virginity
When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man.

Don Williams
- Final
- Nowhere
- Deeply
What we aspire to be is more than what we are yet less than what we are capable of.

Don Williams
- Capable
- Aspire
World unity is the wish of the hopeful, the goal of the idealist and the dream of the romantic. Yet it is folly to the realist and a lie to the innocent.

Don Williams
- World
- Dream
- Lying
Lessons that come easy are not lessons at all. They are gracious acts of luck. Yet lessons learned the hard way are lessons never forgotten.

Don Williams
- Hard
- Learned
- Forgotten

On an altar of prejudice we crucify our own, yet the blood of all children is the color of God.

Don Williams
- God
- Children
- Prejudice
I don't believe that heaven waits for only those who congregate.

Don Williams