Johnny Cash

“Hardin wouldn't run.”

— Johnny Cash

All music comes from God.

— Johnny Cash

“I Walk the Line”

— Johnny Cash

When you sing, you pray twice.

— Johnny Cash

Help me, Jesus. I know what I am.

— Johnny Cash

I love the young people.

— Johnny Cash

I'm thrilled to death with life.

— Johnny Cash

We're all in this together if we're in it at all.

— Johnny Cash

Life is rough so you gotta be tough.

— Johnny Cash

I could wrap myself in the warm cocoon of a song and go anywhere.

— Johnny Cash

My arms are too short to box with God.

— Johnny Cash

“This morning, with her, having coffee”

— Johnny Cash

Understand your man, meditate on it.

— Johnny Cash

I've been flushed from the bathroom of your heart.

— Johnny Cash

The beast in me Is caged by frail and fragile bars.

— Johnny Cash

I knew Bob Dylan was searching for the truth and had been for years. And anyone who Really wants the truth ends…

— Johnny Cash

One day, I just decided I'm ready to go. So I went down with my guitar and sat on the front steps…

— Johnny Cash

Now that I know that I've needed you so, help me, Jesus. My soul's in your hand.

— Johnny Cash

I always loved those songs. And with my high tenor, I thought I was pretty good - you know? - almost as…

— Johnny Cash

There is a spiritual side to me that goes real deep, but I confess right up front that I'm the biggest sinner…

— 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

All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

— Johnny Cash

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

Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see…

— Johnny Cash

In the Air Force, I had an old Wilcox Gay recorder, and I used to hear guitar runs on that recorder going…

— Johnny Cash

Sam Phillips always encouraged me to do it my way, to use whatever other influences I wanted, but never to copy...if there…

— Johnny Cash

I remember everything What have I become? My sweetest friend? E veryone I know goes away in the end You could have…

— Johnny Cash

I've always explored various areas of society. And I love the young people. And I had an empathy for prisoners and did…

— Johnny Cash

I think in my world of religion, you're called to preach or you don't preach. Called by God to preach. I never…

— Johnny Cash

Rick Rubin had his hair - I don't think it's ever been cut and very - dresses like a hobo, usually -…

— Johnny Cash

[Sam Phillips] laughed at me. I just didn't like the way I Walk The Line sounded to me. I didn't know I…

— Johnny Cash

The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would…

— Johnny Cash

My contract with mercury PolyGram Nashville was about to expire. And I never had really been happy. The company, the record company,…

— Johnny Cash

This business I'm in is different. It's special. The people around me feel like brothers and sisters. We hardly know each other,…

— Johnny Cash

The first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life was when I was about four years old. I…

— Johnny Cash

By the time I actually recorded Bitter Tears I carried a heavy load of sadness and outrage; I felt every word of…

— Johnny Cash

Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, I got on my knees and told her that I was going to marry her some…

— Johnny Cash

It just took the right time. I was fully confident that I was going to see Sam Phillips and to record for…

— Johnny Cash

My way of communicating with God as a boy (and often even now) was through the lyrics of a song. . .…

— Johnny Cash

I've always explored various areas of society.

— Johnny Cash