Johnny Cash People Quotations

It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think.

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.

When people ask me who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George Jones?'

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.

it's good to know who hates you and it is good to be hated by the right people

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.

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.

It's good to believe in yourself, but there are people out there who can make or break you.

This business I'm in is different. It's special. The people around me feel like brothers and sisters. We hardly know each other, but we're that close; somehow there's been an immediate bonding between total strangers. We share each other's triumphs, and when one of us gets hurt, we all bleed - it's corny, I know, but it's true. I've never experienced anything like this before. It's great. It turns up the heat in life.