Johnny Cash

I wear the black for those who never read.

— Johnny Cash

I Walk The Line was my third record.

— Johnny Cash

It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks

— Johnny Cash

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

— Johnny Cash

God gives us life and takes us away as He sees fit.

— Johnny Cash

I am not a Christian artist, I am an artist who is a Christian.

— Johnny Cash

For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide.

— Johnny Cash

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

— Johnny Cash

I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way.

— Johnny Cash

Beneath the stains of time the feeling disappears, you are someone else I am still right here.

— Johnny Cash

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

— Johnny Cash

When I was a baby, my mama told me son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns. But I…

— Johnny Cash

I would take songs that I'd loved as a child and redo them in my mind for the new voice I had,…

— Johnny Cash

I expect my life to end pretty soon. You know, I'm 71 years old. I have great faith, though. I have unshakable faith.

— Johnny Cash

As sure as God made black and white, what's done in the dark will be brought to the light.

— Johnny Cash

When my wife died, I booked myself into the studio just to work, to occupy myself.

— Johnny Cash

Gospel music was the thing that inspired me as a child growing up on a cotton farm, where work was drudgery and…

— Johnny Cash

That was American Recordings. I said, I like the name, maybe it'd be OK. So I said, I'd like to meet the…

— Johnny Cash

I met Sam Phillips when he came in [studio] and I said, I'm John Cash. I'm the one who's been calling. And…

— Johnny Cash

After about three lessons [my] voice teacher said, "Don't take voice lessons. Do it your way. You're a song stylist. Always do…

— Johnny Cash

I got really excited about it. But then we went into the studio and tried to record some with different musicians, and…

— Johnny Cash

I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother…

— Johnny Cash

Go tell that long tongue liar, go and tell that midnight rider, tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter tell them…

— Johnny Cash

You can ask the people around me. I don't give up. I don't give up... and it's not out of frustration and…

— Johnny Cash

Apart from the Vietnam War being over, I don't see much reason to change my position... The old are still neglected, the…

— Johnny Cash

We went down [Folsom Prison] and there's a rodeo at all these shows that the prisoners have there. And in between the…

— Johnny Cash

There's unconditional love there. You hear that phrase a lot but it's real with me and her [June Carter]. She loves me…

— Johnny Cash

We [with Rick Rubin] would focus on the ones that we did like, that felt right and sounded right. And if I…

— Johnny Cash

The requests started coming in from other prisoners all over the United States. And then the word got around. So I always…

— Johnny Cash

Why me, Lord? What have I ever done to deserve even one of the blessings I've known? Why me, Lord? What did…

— Johnny Cash

My mother was determined that I was going to leave the farm and do well in life. And she thought with the…

— Johnny Cash

It makes me so mad that some people underestimate the wisdom and energy of young people. All because they don't look the…

— Johnny Cash

When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.

— Johnny Cash

Get rhythm when you get the blues.

— Johnny Cash

I came to believe in a power much higher than I

— Johnny Cash

Loneliness is emptiness, but happiness is you.

— Johnny Cash

I keep my eyes wide open all the time.

— Johnny Cash

When I think about country music, I think about America.

— Johnny Cash

When God forgave me, I figured I'd better do it too.

— Johnny Cash

You're so heavenly minded, you're no earthly good.

— Johnny Cash