Now that I know that I've needed you so, help me, Jesus. My soul's in your hand. — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I always loved those songs. And with my high tenor, I thought I was pretty good - you know? - almost as… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A person knows when it just seems to feel right to them. Listen to your heart. — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
You know, the man's best friend is his dog... if he's got nothing else. — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
[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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I had an empathy for prisoners and did concerts for them back when I thought that it would make a difference -… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I've never been accused of a felony. I never spent time behind bars except for a few overnight jail times back in… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
My way of communicating with God as a boy (and often even now) was through the lyrics of a song. . .… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The requests started coming in from other prisoners all over the United States. And then the word got around. So I always… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Sam [Phillips] wanted I Walk The Line up - you know, up-tempo. And I put paper in the strings of my guitar… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
When I finally stopped [singing], he had been saying, like, the last day or so, he'd been saying, now, I think we… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
It takes a real man to live for God-a lot more man than to live for the devil, you know? If you… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
A rose looks grey at midnight, but the flame is just asleep. And steel is strong because it knows the hammer and… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
Rick Rubin said, well, I don't know that we will sell records. He said, I would like you to go with me… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get. — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I'm thankful for a pair of shoes that feel really good on my feet; I like my shoes. I'm thankful for the birds; I… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother played a… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
No matter how much you've sinned, no matter how much you've stumbled, no matter how much you fall, no matter how far you've got… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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 if you'd… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his hand on… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
I started to write the song. And I was in Gladewater, Texas, one night with Carl Perkins and I said, I've got a good… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
![“[Sam Phillips] laughed at me. I just didn't like the way I Walk The Line sounded to me. I didn't know I sounded that way. And I didn't like it. I don't know. But he said let's give it a chance, and it was just a few days until - that's all it took to take off.” quote by Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/753/johnny-cash-1517_chance_sam-phillips-laughed-at-me-i-just-didn-t_417574.jpg)
![“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 if you'd listen to me, I believe you'll be glad you did. And he said, come on in. That was a good lesson for me, you know, to believe in myself.” quote by Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/29a/johnny-cash-1517_believe_i-met-sam-phillips-when-he-came-in-studi_126413.jpg)
![“I've never been accused of a felony. I never spent time behind bars except for a few overnight jail times back in the Sixties. [But] I think there's a little bit of a criminal in all of us. Everybody's done something they don't want anybody to know about.” quote by Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9cf/johnny-cash-1517_accused_i-ve-never-been-accused-of-a-felony-i-ne_2579150.jpg)
![“We went down [Folsom Prison] and there's a rodeo at all these shows that the prisoners have there. And in between the rodeo things, they asked me to set up and do two or three songs. So that was what I did. I did "Folsom Prison Blues," which they thought was their song - you know? - and "I Walk…” quote by Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/998/johnny-cash-1517_cash_we-went-down-folsom-prison-and-there-s-a_1739908.jpg)
![“Sam [Phillips] wanted I Walk The Line up - you know, up-tempo. And I put paper in the strings of my guitar to get that (vocalizing) sound, and with the bass and the lead guitar, there it was. Bare and stark, that song was when it was released. And I heard it on the radio and I really didn't like…” quote by Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fe6/johnny-cash-1517_bass_sam-phillips-wanted-i-walk-the-line-up-y_1729588.jpg)
![“When I finally stopped [singing], he had been saying, like, the last day or so, he'd been saying, now, I think we should put this one in the album. So without him saying I want to record you and release an album, he kept - he started saying, let's put this one in the album. So the album, this big…” quote by Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b9c/johnny-cash-1517_albums_when-i-finally-stopped-singing-he-had-be_992773.jpg)
