Kris Kristofferson Quotes

I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday.

Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose".

Sometimes you see these people who are just so—God—so affected by all of it, where ambition has taken precedence over happiness. But when I meet people who really embody this serenity of knowing that they have had an amazing life—James Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, and Ethel Kennedy... They just seem to be effervescent.

Her close friends have gathered. Lord, ain't it a shame Grieving together Sharing the blame. But when she was dying Lord, we let her down. There's no use cryin' It can't help her now. The party's all over Drink up and go home. It's too late to love her And leave her alone. Just say she was someone Lord, so far from home Whose life was so lonesome She died all alone Who dreamed pretty dreams That never came true Lord, why was she born So black and blue? Oh, why was she born So black and blue? Epitaph (Black And Blue) Written by: Kris Kristofferson Note: "Epitaph" is about Janis Joplin.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.

My thirsty wanted whiskey...

The heart is what matters most of all

I think between us, Bill Clinton and I have settled any lingering myths about the brilliance of Rhodes scholars

When you’re headin’ for the border lord, you’re bound to cross the line.   KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, «Border Lord»

You're the only one that you are screwin', when you put down what you don't understand.

But I'd trade all of my tomorrows, for one single yesterday.

Sometimes outlaws walk on water.

The music never dies as we do.

You are the music that plays in heaven.

Yours is the music that plays in heaven.

Kristofferson’s songs, particularly, explored sensual love and desperate negotiations with personal devils in a rambling ballad style that sharply contrasted with the strictly tempered verse that had dominated country music for decades. He engendered a freedom of expression in Nashville’s music business, and, in his wake, other freedoms emerged.