David Allan Coe

All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#above #created #equal #men #only

Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#cannot #freedom #given #only #taken

One thing is certain, You can't shake hands with a fist. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#fist #hands #one thing #shake #thing

Anybody who goes searching can find enough artistic things I've done that nobody can ever say I sold out. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#artistic #done #enough #ever #find

Everybody started saying, well, this cat's not as dumb as people think he is. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#dumb #everybody #people #saying #started

I took the hardest possible route that you could take, and I still overcame and succeeded. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#hardest #i #overcame #possible #route

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair, or that they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I smile. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#because #dressed #had #hair #i

I've written songs about things that nobody else has ever written about. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#else #ever #i #nobody #songs

If there ever was a poet for the working class Billy Joe Shaver and Merle Haggard would be my nomination. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#class #ever #haggard #joe #merle

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time. ↗

— David Allan Coe

#beauty #building #construction #foundation #look