Johnny Cash's face belongs on Mount Rushmore...I don't write as much as I did back when I was writing songs every day. I've come to know when I've got a good one, although sometimes it takes the world awhile to catch up with me...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.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday.

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

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

Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free.

There are points in your life, especially if you have creative ambitions, where selfishness is necessary.

If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.