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.

The world he saw was sadder than the one he hoped to find. But it wasn't near as lonesome as the one he left behind.

The closest Ive come to knowing myself is in losing myself. Thats why I loved football before I loved music. I could lose myself in it.

Johnny Cash has always been larger than life.

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

And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert

The heart is what matters most of all