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

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

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.

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

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.

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