I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It’s still my symbol of rebellion — against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others’ ideas.
JOHNNY CASHYou’ve got to know your limitations. I don’t know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren’t too many limitations, if I did it my way.
More Johnny Cash Quotes
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Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.
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There’s no way around grief and loss: you can dodge all you want, but sooner or later you just have to go into it, through it, and, hopefully, come out the other side. The world you find there will never be the same as the world you left.
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It takes a real man to live for God-a lot more man than to live for the devil, you know? If you really want to live right these days, you gotta be tough.
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I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin’ in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime, But is there because he’s a victim of the times.
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A rose looks grey at midnight, but the flame is just asleep. And steel is strong because it knows the hammer and white heat.
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If you have political convictions. Keep ’em to yourself
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The ones that you’re calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while.
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Don’t take voice lessons. Do it your way.
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Prisoners are the greatest audience that an entertainer can perform to.
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We’re all in this together if we’re in it at all.
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For you I know I’d even try to turn the tide.
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There is a spiritual side to me that goes real deep, but I confess right up front that I’m the biggest sinner of them all.
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I don’t give up because I don’t give up. I don’t believe in it.
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Those that have lived longer than us always have something to teach us, that we can take with us for the rest of our lives.
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Life and love go on, let the music play.
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