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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.

Johnny Cash

Love is a burning thing and it makes a firey ring.
JOHNNY CASH

Burn Fire Love
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
JOHNNY CASH

Build Energy Failure Forget Mistake Past Space Step Time Try Yourself
Don’t take voice lessons. Do it your way.
JOHNNY CASH

Lesson Voice Way
Life is – the way God has given it to me was just a platter – a golden platter of life laid out there for me. It’s been beautiful.
JOHNNY CASH

Beautiful God Life Myself
Being rich means you get to worry about everything except money.
JOHNNY CASH

Exception Money Rich Worry Yourself
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.
JOHNNY CASH

Big Deep Myself Reality Sin Spiritual
There’s a lot of things blamed on me that never happened. But then, there’s a lot of things that I did that I never got caught at.
JOHNNY CASH

Blame Myself Recover
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.
JOHNNY CASH

Creative Divine Feed Myself Order People Source
It’s good to know who hates you and it is good to be hated by the right people.
JOHNNY CASH

Goodness Hate People Right Yourself
I’m not really concerned about boundaries. I just follow my conscience and my heart. Follow your heart. That’s what I do. Compassion is something I have a lot of, because I’ve been through a lot of pain in my life. Anybody who has suffered a lot of pain has a lot of compassion.
JOHNNY CASH

Boundary Compassionate Conscience Heart Life Myself Pain Suffering
I came to believe in a power much higher than I.
JOHNNY CASH

Believe God Myself Power Spiritual
If you aren’t gonna say exactly how and what you feel, you might as well not say anything at all.
JOHNNY CASH

Emotion Feeling Self Love Voice Yourself
Loneliness is emptiness, but happiness is you.
JOHNNY CASH

Empty Happiness Lonely Yourself
They’re powerful, those songs. At times they’ve been my only way back, the only door out of the dark, bad places the black dog calls home.
JOHNNY CASH

Bad Darkness Dog Home Place Powerful Time Way
The ones that you’re calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while.
JOHNNY CASH

Inspirational Leadership Wild 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

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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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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