--- title: "7 Bob Quotes By Nat Hentoff" description: "7 Bob quotes by Nat Hentoff. Plus more from Nat Hentoff and more Bob sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/nat-hentoff-1615_albums_when-i-first-knew-bob-dylan-he-lived-in_586315.jpg" --- > [When I first knew Bob Dylan, he lived in the Village. And for a man who, years after, would disdain publicity or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/when-i-first-knew-bob-dylan-he-lived-in-the-village-and-for-a-man-who/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/nat-hentoff-1615_albums_when-i-first-knew-bob-dylan-he-lived-in_586315.jpg) > [Bob Dylan was uncomfortable being known as just a protest singer. He wanted to go back into himself and do what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/bob-dylan-was-uncomfortable-being-known-as-just-a-protest-singer-he/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e01/nat-hentoff-1615_bob_bob-dylan-was-uncomfortable-being-known_1224912.jpg) > [ When I approached one of his secretaries for an interview, I was told that Bob \[Dylan\] didn't want to see me anymore… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/when-i-approached-one-of-his-secretaries-for-an-interview-i-was-told/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/nat-hentoff-1615_bob_when-i-approached-one-of-his-secretaries_1405631.png) > [ I've always been amused by \[Bob\] Dylan; I don't think he's been amused by me. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/i-ve-always-been-amused-by-bob-dylan-i-don-t-think-he-s-been-amused/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/nat-hentoff-1615_amused_i-ve-always-been-amused-by-bob-dylan-i-d_2537829.png) > [ I guess I haven't talked to Bob Dylan since before then \[interview to Rolling Stones\]. I follow his career. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/i-guess-i-haven-t-talked-to-bob-dylan-since-before-then-interview-to/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/nat-hentoff-1615_bob_i-guess-i-haven-t-talked-to-bob-dylan-si_2584145.png) > [Bob Dylan was really mad with my wife. I had asked by Rolling Stone - the only assignment I ever had for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/bob-dylan-was-really-mad-with-my-wife-i-had-asked-by-rolling-stone/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/nat-hentoff-1615_assignments_bob-dylan-was-really-mad-with-my-wife-i_2617139.jpg) > [I got Joan Baez to talk and Alan Ginsberg and some of the guys in the band. And by the end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/i-got-joan-baez-to-talk-and-alan-ginsberg-and-some-of-the-guys-in-the/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/nat-hentoff-1615_band_i-got-joan-baez-to-talk-and-alan-ginsber_2782009.png) ## Other authors on Bob ## More by Nat Hentoff > [My parents were Orthodox Jews but not very regular Orthodox Jews. I was bar mitzvahed and all that. But God was hardly ever mentioned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/my-parents-were-orthodox-jews-but-not-very-regular-orthodox-jews-i/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [There are enough people who are starting to be actively involved that we can turn things around. And we need to encourage others to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/there-are-enough-people-who-are-starting-to-be-actively-involved-that/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [ \[Margot Hentoff\] thinks - first of all, she - this I hear from a lot of people beside her. She thinks that men have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/margot-hentoff-thinks-first-of-all-she-this-i-hear-from-a-lot-of/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [My father was pretty independent. He was - he was arrested once in Nashville when he was on one of his sales trips because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/my-father-was-pretty-independent-he-was-he-was-arrested-once-in/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [ My chronology is terrible. \[Work with William Shawn\] must have some ago. It was after he was fired by Newhouse. After New - when… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/my-chronology-is-terrible-work-with-william-shawn-must-have-some-ago/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [ We disagree heavily on abortion \[with Margot Hentoff\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/we-disagree-heavily-on-abortion-with-margot-hentoff/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [Now that is dangerous, when the people don't know what's happening to their Constitution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/now-that-is-dangerous-when-the-people-don-t-know-what-s-happening-to/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [ \[My wife Margot\] was the - I guess, the coordinator or the production manager \[of The Jazz Review\], and we got to know each… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/my-wife-margot-was-the-i-guess-the-coordinator-or-the-production/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [The book that really, really shaped my politics and has forever is Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon," which is a novel based on terrible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/the-book-that-really-really-shaped-my-politics-and-has-forever-is/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [I have I guess 3 passions. One is the Constitution. The other is jazz and the other is being an atheist prolifer which, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/i-have-i-guess-3-passions-one-is-the-constitution-the-other-is-jazz/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [If the American people have their health care paid for by the government, depending on their age and their condition, they will be subject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/if-the-american-people-have-their-health-care-paid-for-by-the/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [ \[A.J. Muste\] was - he - I don't know what he finally came out believing in, but it was some kind of higher being. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/a-j-muste-was-he-i-don-t-know-what-he-finally-came-out-believing-in/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [That is what is happening with the Tea Parties. I wrote a column called "The Second American Revolution" about the fact that people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/that-is-what-is-happening-with-the-tea-parties-i-wrote-a-column/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [I read like everybody - like every other writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/i-read-like-everybody-like-every-other-writer/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) > [ Margot \[Hentoff\] dislikes Bill Clinton because he's totally untrustworthy, and you really ought to have some faith in whoever's going to be your president. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/margot-hentoff-dislikes-bill-clinton-because-he-s-totally/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bob/nat-hentoff/#itemlist", "name": "7 Bob Quotes By Nat Hentoff", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I first knew Bob Dylan, he lived in the Village. 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