Parenting Quotes by Johnny Cash

11 Parenting quotes by Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash’s parenting words carry his signature grit and warmth, offering a brief but authentic window into his thoughts on raising children.

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[My mother] made the money to send me.

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[My mother] called [my voice] the gift.

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When I was 17 - 16, my father and I cut wood all day long and I was swinging that crosscut saw…

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My mother always told me that any talent is a gift of God and I always believed it. If I quit, I…

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I sang those old gospel songs for my mother, and she said, is that you? And I said, yes, ma'am. And she…

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My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father…

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

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My father was a cotton farmer first and - but he didn't have any land or what land he had, he lost…

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My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his…

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[My father] did every kind of work imaginable from painting to shoveling to herding cattle. And he's always been such an inspiration…

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

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I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get.

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

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Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a…

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Until things are brighter.. I'm the man in black.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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My mother told me to keep on singing, and that kept me working through the cotton fields. She said God has his hand on…

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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…

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Don't take voice lessons. Do it your way.

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

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