Don Henley Quotes
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I played drums on Keith Carradine's first record.
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What are these voices outside love's open door Make us throw off our contentment, and beg for something more? I'm learning to live without you now But I miss you sometimes The more I know, the less I understand All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again...
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We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds in the name of destiny and in the name of God.
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There is not wrong, there is no right, and I will sleep very well tonight.
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I remember a time when things were a lot more fun around here, when good was good and evil was evil, before things got fuzzy.
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So much time weeping and wailing and shaking our fists, creating enemies that really don't exist.
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The more I know, the less I understand...
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Johnny can get down and Johnny can throw up, but Johnny can't read.
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I think my first instrument was a ukulele that they gave me. I used to know how to play that pretty well.
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I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter But my will gets weak And my thoughts seem to scatter But I think it's about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if, even if you don't love me anymore.
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O' beautiful for spacious skies But now those skies are threatening They're beating plowshares into swords For this tired old man that we elected king Armchair warriors often fail And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales The lawyers clean up all details Since daddy had to lie But I know a place where we can go And wash away this sin We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by And the tall grass wave in the wind Just lay your head back on the ground And let your hair spill all around me Offer up your best defence But this is the end This is the end of the innocence
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I've been learning to live without you now But I miss you sometimes The more I know, the less I understand All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning them again.
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Some records with drum machines on them sound phony and plastic. It all depends on how you use the tools.
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For every moment of joy Every hour of fear For every winding road that brought me here For every breath, for every day of living This is my Thanksgiving...
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I now derive physical and spiritual pleasure from gardening and there is tremendous satisfaction in knowing that I could survive almost anywhere if I had to.
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I was flying back from Lubbock and I saw Jesus on the plane, or maybe it was Elvis. You know, they kind of look the same.
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I'm not easy to live with and I know that it's true. However, you're no picnic either, babe, and that's one of the things I liked about you.
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Fame, at one time, was associated with accomplishment, but in this day and age fame and notoriety have become confused.
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Insect politics, indifferent universe. Bang your head against the wall, but apathy is worse.
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I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire.
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Arm chair warriors often fail.
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I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on.
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I'm blessed with a pretty good voice. So just sitting back there banging on the tubs wasn't enough.
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O' beautiful, for spacious skies But now those skies are threatening They're beating plowshares into swords For this tired old man that we elected king.