If you're in it because you love it and you have to do it, that's the right reason. If you're in it because you want to get rich or famous, don't do it. People often say that my first years in Nashville, when I wasn't getting anything cut, were tough. Hell, those were great years.

I don't think I've gotten any smarter, but your reflexes slow down before you do something stupid when you're older.

Bobby McGee' was the song that made the difference for me. Every time I sing it, I still think of Janis.

The number-one rule of the road is never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself. You will break this rule, and you will be sorry.

You don't paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it, you throw away the oars.

I'd rather be sorry for something I had done than for something I didn't do.

Johnny Cashs' face belongs on Mount Rushmore.