Top 70 Don Henley Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.”

— Don Henley

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2. “The more I know, the less I understand.”

— Don Henley

3. “There are no facts, there is no truth, just data to be manipulated.”

— Don Henley

4. “Sometimes to keep it together you’ve got to leave it alone.”

— Don Henley

5. “We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds in the name of destiny and in the name of God.”

— Don Henley

6. “There are people in your life who’ve come and gone, they let you down and hurt your pride. Better put it all behind you, life goes on, you keep carrying that anger, it’ll eat you up inside.”

— Don Henley

7. “Nobody on the road. Nobody on the beach. I feel it in the air, the summer’s out of reach.”

— Don Henley

8. “I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac. A little voice inside my head said, don’t look back, you can never look back.”

— Don Henley

9. “Cause a man with a briefcase can steal more money than any man with a gun.”

— Don Henley

10. “The bubble headed bleach blonde comes on at five, she can tell you about the plane crash with a gleam in her eye. It’s interesting when people die, gives us dirty laundry.”

— Don Henley

11. “In the old days, words like sin and Satan had a moral certitude. Today, they’re replaced with self-help jargon, words like dysfunction and antisocial behavior, discouraging any responsibility for one’s actions...”

— Don Henley

12. “The government bugged the men’s room in the local disco lounge.”

— Don Henley

13. “We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry.”

— Don Henley

14. “How can love survive in such a graceless age? The trust and self assurance that lead to happiness, they’re the very things we kill.”

— Don Henley

15. “No shame, no solution, no remorse, no retribution, just people selling t-shirts.”

— Don Henley

16. “Armchair warriors often fail – and we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales.”

— Don Henley

17. “Oh beautiful for spacious skies, but now those skies are threatening. They’re beating plowshares into swords for this tired old man we elected king.”

— Don Henley

18. “I said, baby, do you have no shame? She just looked at me, uncomprehendingly, like cows at a passing train.”

— Don Henley

19. “My creative life is a constant struggle to achieve a balance between letting things flow in and letting things flow out.”

— Don Henley

20. “It’s an inside job to learn about forgiving, it’s an inside job to hang on to the joy of living.”

— Don Henley

21. “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.”

— Don Henley

22. “What are these voices outside love’s open door, make us throw off our contentment, and beg for something more?”

— Don Henley

23. “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.”

— Don Henley

24. “Fortune smiles on some, and lets the others go free.”

— Don Henley

25. “I am an expert witness because I say I am.”

— Don Henley

26. “I don’t care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him.”

— Don Henley

27. “The land of opportunity spawned a whole new breed of men without souls.”

— Don Henley

28. “It was a pretty good year for predators.”

— Don Henley

29. “Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom.”

— Don Henley

30. “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.”

— Don Henley

31. “To want what I have, to take what I’m given with grace. For this I pray...”

— Don Henley

32. “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.”

— Don Henley

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33. “My love for you will still be strong after the boys of summer have gone.”

— Don Henley

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34. “Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don’t look back, you can never look back.”

— Don Henley

35. “This year, notoriety got confused with fame, and the devil is down hearted because there is nothing left for him to claim.”

— Don Henley

36. “We’re being treated to the wisdom of some puffed up, little fart. Doing exactly what I used to do, pretensions to anarchy and art.”

— Don Henley

37. “Remember how you made me crazy, remember how I made you scream.”

— Don Henley

38. “Who knows how long this will last, now we’ve come so far so fast.”

— Don Henley

39. “You’re driving with your eyes closed.”

— Don Henley

40. “Insect politics, indifferent universe. Bang your head against the wall, but apathy is worse.”

— Don Henley

41. “Sharper than a serpents tongue, tighter than a bongo drum, quicker than a one night stand, slicker than a mambo band.”

— Don Henley

42. “I could have played more complex stuff. I could have been a busier player. But that’s not what I wanted to do. I played what I wanted to play.”

— Don Henley

43. “An angry man can only get so far until he reconciles the way he thinks.”

— Don Henley

44. “For you girl, there is not enough love in the world.”

— Don Henley

45. “The trouble with you and me my friend, is the trouble with this nation, too many blessings, too little Appreciation.”

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46. “The wisdom that living brings, since I got a telegram from the God of simple things.”

— Don Henley

47. “There is not wrong, there is no right, and I will sleep very well tonight.”

— Don Henley

48. “If dirt were dollars, I wouldn’t have to worry anymore.”

— Don Henley

49. “Arm chair warriors often fail.”

— Don Henley

50. “I’m certainly not thrilled with everything the Eagles did, but there are some things I’m quite proud of.”

— Don Henley