Gospel music was the thing that inspired me as a child growing up on a cotton farm, where work was drudgery and it was so hard that when I was in the field I sang all the time.
JOHNNY CASHIf you aren’t gonna say exactly how and what you feel, you might as well not say anything at all.
More Johnny Cash Quotes
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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.
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Life is rough so you gotta be tough.
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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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It’s good to believe in yourself, but there are people out there who can make or break you.
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All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate. I choose love.
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People call me wild. Not really though, I’m not. I guess I’ve never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I’m country.
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You’re so heavenly minded, you’re no earthly good.
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Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight.
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When you sing, you pray twice.
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Life is the question and life is the answer, and God is the reason and love is the way.
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Creative people have to be fed from the divine source. I have to get fed. I had to get filled up in order to pour out.
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If you aren’t gonna say exactly how and what you feel, you might as well not say anything at all.
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Don’t take voice lessons. Do it your way.
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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.
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Life and love go on, let the music play.
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