I don’t think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking there’s some kind of change.
BOB DYLANAn artist has got to be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he’s AT somewhere. You always have to realize that you’re constantly in a state of becoming. And, as long as you can stay in that realm you’ll sort of be alright.
More Bob Dylan Quotes
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You’ll never be greater than yourself.
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What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.
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We have never arrived. We are in a constant state of becoming.
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They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and then they make you king.
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All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.
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You can’t be wise and in love at the same time.
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I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be.
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May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong, may you stay forever young.
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If you need somebody you can trust, trust yourself
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Creativity has a lot to do with the main idea. Inspiration is what comes when you are dealing with the idea. But inspiration won’t invite what’s not there to begin with.
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An artist has got to be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he’s AT somewhere. You always have to realize that you’re constantly in a state of becoming. And, as long as you can stay in that realm you’ll sort of be alright.
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To live outside the law, you must be honest.
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Anything I can sing, I call a song. Anything I can’t sing, I call a poem.
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Here’s the thing with me and the religious thing. This is the flat-out truth: I find the religiosity and philosophy in the music. I don’t find it anywhere else.
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I started writing songs after I heard Hank Williams.
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