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Inside the walls of a prison my body may be, but my Lord has set my soul free.

Johnny Cash

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.
JOHNNY CASH

Black Crime Hope Hungry Live Myself Poor Prison Time Victim
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 CASH

Appearance Black God Home Hypocrisy Ideas Mindset Myself People Rebel Status
My arms are too short to box with God.
JOHNNY CASH

Fight God Hands Myself
Life and love go on, let the music play.
JOHNNY CASH

Life Love Music Play
We’ll all be equal under the grass, and God’s got a heaven for country trash.
JOHNNY CASH

Country Equality God Heaven Wasted
I have tried drugs and a little of everything else, and there is nothing in the world more soul-satisfying than having the kingdom of God building inside you and growing.
JOHNNY CASH

Drug God Growth Myself Satisfaction Soul Try World
The ones that you’re calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while.
JOHNNY CASH

Inspirational Leadership Wild Yourself
Deep in the heart of the infinite darkness, a tiny blue marble is spinning through space. Born in the splendor of God’s holy vision, and sliding away like a tear down his face.
JOHNNY CASH

Born Darkness Deep Face God Heart Holy Space Tears Vision
Prisoners are the greatest audience that an entertainer can perform to.
JOHNNY CASH

Audience Entertainment Greatness Performance Prison
Happiness is being at peace, being with loved ones, being comfortable but most of all, it’s having those loved ones.
JOHNNY CASH

Bond Comfortable Friendship Happiness Love Peace People
Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight.
JOHNNY CASH

Myself People Personality Trouble
You’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.
JOHNNY CASH

Creativity Freedom Liberty Limitation Myself Way Yourself
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.
JOHNNY CASH

Change Grief Hope Loss Transformation Way World Yourself
When I’m gone I’ll be remembered as the workin’ man who put his point across with a right hand full of knuckles.
JOHNNY CASH

Death Hands Man Myself Remember Right Work
Life is rough so you gotta be tough.
JOHNNY CASH

Inspirational Life Motivational Rough Tough Yourself
A rose looks grey at midnight, but the flame is just asleep. And steel is strong because it knows the hammer and white heat.
JOHNNY CASH

Flame Night Rose Sleep Strong White

Inside the walls of a prison my body may be, but my Lord has set my soul free.

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