Johnny Cash Quotes

Success is having your own self worth and contributing to the world in your own way. – Johnny Cash

I wear the black for those who never read or listened to the words that Jesus said. – Johnny Cash

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine. – Johnny Cash

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

You’ve got a song you’re singing from your gut, you want that audience to feel it in their gut. And you’ve got to make them think that you’re one of them sitting out there with them too. They’ve got to be able to relate to what you’re doing. – Johnny Cash

You have to be what you are. Whatever you are, you gotta be it. – Johnny Cash

I don’t see myself as being a celebrity; I see myself as being a worker. – Johnny Cash

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Everybody in my original band, except me, is dead. – Johnny Cash

I love timeless things in a song. – Johnny Cash

You can ask the people around me. I don’t give up. I don’t retreat. I don’t allow myself to fail. – Johnny Cash

When it comes to the music, there’s no condition. You just go with what you have. – Johnny Cash

Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight. – Johnny Cash

I’ve been everywhere, man, I’ve been everywhere, man. Across the deserts bare, man; I’ve breathed the mountain air, man; Of travel, I’ve had my share, man; I’ve been everywhere. – Johnny Cash

The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would have me, to turn it over to Him that His will might be worked in my life, to do my work without looking back, to give it all I’ve got, and to take pride in my work as an honest performer. – Johnny Cash

I’m very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television. – Johnny Cash

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

I’m not bitter. Why should I be bitter? I’m thrilled to death with life. – Johnny Cash

The man with the big appreciation for the little things. – Johnny Cash

I draw from the crowd a lot. – Johnny Cash

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue. – Johnny Cash

I never thought of myself as being quiet … I just didn’t believe in always needing to say something. – Johnny Cash

Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight. – Johnny Cash

I always do whatever I want. It’s always the best way. – Johnny Cash

There’s no struggle in my life when the music is right. – Johnny Cash

I’m more interesting than a lot of people think I am. – Johnny Cash

I worked with Superman, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and all those cats. It was just a joy; so much magic and energy. – Johnny Cash

I always felt that I had a ghost at my back, breathing down my neck. – Johnny Cash

I don’t trust anyone who says they’re at peace with themselves. – Johnny Cash

Being famous is as close as you can get to being a beautiful woman without actually being one. – Johnny Cash

I wanted to write a novel but I wasn’t disciplined. – Johnny Cash

You’ve got to know who you are. You can’t do anything unless you know who you are. – Johnny Cash

I was proud of the accomplishments, proud of the stadium shows, but there was always a cloud hanging over me. I could never enjoy myself. I couldn’t because the rewards from those shows depended on how well I performed. – Johnny Cash

The older I get, the more I realize that I don’t want to be around drama, conflict, or stress. I want a cozy home, good food, and to be surrounded by happy people. – Johnny Cash

You’ve got a rebel flag on your guitar and a Bible bookmarked in your car. – Johnny Cash

I had a unique talent for getting stuck on things. – Johnny Cash

Life is rough, so you gotta be tough. – Johnny Cash

I never recorded songs I didn’t like, and many of the songs that I sang, I wrote. – Johnny Cash

I’m very, very proud of Ring of Fire. – Johnny Cash

I try to write stories for others that will help them feel better about the stories they are living. – Johnny Cash

You can ask the people around me. I don’t give up. I don’t retreat. I don’t allow myself to fail. – Johnny Cash

Everyone has their own perception of what happiness truly is, except for me. I just want to wake up, drink coffee, and make music. – Johnny Cash

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 people whose minds are closed to others’ ideas. – Johnny Cash

We are all sinners, but I do not think that being an artist and being faithful are mutually exclusive. – Johnny Cash

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Johnny Cash

I don’t take myself seriously. But I take my music seriously. I’ve got to be serious. You gotta be serious to put 10 albums down on one label and continue without repetition. – Johnny Cash

I am the commander in chief of myself and of this band and these songs. – Johnny Cash

You do your job the best you can. You show up every day. And you’re accountable for your actions. – Johnny Cash

There is no pain in life too great to bear as long as you have the right song to sing. – Johnny Cash

Politics and social issues are important but so is the life of a songwriter, the hard times, the happiness, the creation of something beautiful. – Johnny Cash

I’m very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television. – Johnny Cash