Zitate und Sprüche von Johnny Cash

In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused
And the government for which she stands
Has scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in
Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more

Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a lot of territory, country music does.

Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight.

I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real.

Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.

Johnny Cash's legacy, I think if it was one word, it would be 'integrity.' He was the original wild man and grew from that guy that was doing all the crazy things that you read that rock n' rollers do to being someone who was like the father of our country, you know. He was a guest at the White House. He was Billy Graham's friend.

There ain't nobody I'd rather have alongside me in a fight than my mama with a broken bottle in her hand.

If you think I'm a drunk, you shoulda seen my old man.

There ain't a man livin' who hasn't talked to his dog.

The way I feel is that if you don't like folk music, stay away from my shows.

Folk songs express the dreams and prayers and hopes of the working people.

What did Tennessee?
Same thing Arkansas.

I'm retiring as a football player from the University of Tennessee who played for the Colts and the Broncos and was very lucky to have played for all of them.

Hey baby, are you from Tennessee? Because you're the only ten I see.

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Tennessee - and that's pretty much the same thing.

What is a pirate's favorite state?
Arrrrkansas!

Did you know Arkansas is in the Bible?
Noah looked out the Ark and saw.

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Arkansas - and that's pretty much the same thing.

I am grateful every morning I wake up. I've a big family full of kids, who laugh all the time and love each other.

I feel like I'm kind of lazy, but I keep the yard looking good.

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

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.

As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.

Success is all about having the confidence to shoot for something even if it seems impossible.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Someone will always be younger.
But they will never be you.

This skull between my ears, that is a bad neighbourhood. I should not be in there alone.

Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny.

There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.

It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

If you end up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

Let's play it f*cking loud!