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85 Famous Quotes By Johnny Cash That Will Embolden You To Face Life’s Challenges

Famous As: One of the Best-Selling Music Artists of All Time
Born On: February 26, 1932
Died On: September 12, 2003
Born In: Kingsland, Arkansas, United States
Died At Age: 71
Johnny Cash was a distinguished American actor, guitarist, songwriter, singer and author. He is considered as one of the best-selling music artists of all time with a whopping sales record of 90 million across the globe. He is also considered as the most prominent musician 20th century ever had. He was primarily known for the country music, however, his songs and music also embraced blues, folk, gospel, rockabilly and rock and roll. He received the golden honor of being inducted in ‘Rock and Roll’, ‘Gospel Music’ and ‘Country Music Halls of Fame’ for his crossover. His choice of wearing dark clothing while performing live and singing songs which were based on ‘dark themes’ earned him the nickname of ‘The Man In Black’. His songs echoed about his troubled past and other themes of oddity, redemption, misfortune and pathos. Here are some thoughts and quotes by the renowned artist which have been excerpted from his lyrics, work, views, songs and life. Read through the quotes and sayings by Johnny Cash that will stir you to build on failures. 
All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

Johnny Cash

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

Johnny Cash

The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would have me, to turn it over to Him that His will might be worked in my life, to do my work without looking back, to give it all I've got, and to take pride in my work as an honest performer.

Johnny Cash
I wear black because I'm comfortable in it. But then in the summertime when it's hot I'm comfortable in light blue.

I wear black because I'm comfortable in it. But then in the summertime when it's hot I'm comfortable in light blue.

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

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

Johnny Cash
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.

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.

Johnny Cash

You've got a song you're singing from your gut, you want that audience to feel it in their gut. And you've got to make them think that you're one of them sitting out there with them too. They've got to be able to relate to what you're doing.

Johnny Cash
You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way.

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way.

Johnny Cash
People call me wild. Not really though, I'm not. I guess I've never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I'm country.

People call me wild. Not really though, I'm not. I guess I've never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I'm country.

Johnny Cash
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide.

For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide.

Johnny Cash
I love to go to the studio and stay there 10 or 12 hours a day. I love it. What is it? I don't know. It's life.

I love to go to the studio and stay there 10 or 12 hours a day. I love it. What is it? I don't know. It's life.

Johnny Cash
I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.

I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.

Johnny Cash
I was wearing black clothes almost from the beginning. I feel comfortable in black. I felt like black looked good onstage, that it was attractive, so I started wearing it all the time.

I was wearing black clothes almost from the beginning. I feel comfortable in black. I felt like black looked good onstage, that it was attractive, so I started wearing it all the time.

Johnny Cash
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man.

How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man.

Johnny Cash

That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station.

Johnny Cash
When my wife died, I booked myself into the studio just to work, to occupy myself.

When my wife died, I booked myself into the studio just to work, to occupy myself.

Johnny Cash
God gives us life and takes us away as He sees fit.

God gives us life and takes us away as He sees fit.

Johnny Cash
I am not a Christian artist, I am an artist who is a Christian.

I am not a Christian artist, I am an artist who is a Christian.

Johnny Cash
My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father never hit me. Never. I don't ever remember a really cross, unkind word from my father.

My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father never hit me. Never. I don't ever remember a really cross, unkind word from my father.

Johnny Cash
I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother played a guitar and I would sit with her and she would sing and I learned to sing along with her.

I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother played a guitar and I would sit with her and she would sing and I learned to sing along with her.

Johnny Cash
It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think.

It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think.

Johnny Cash
I start a lot more songs than I finish, because I realize when I get into them, they're no good. I don't throw them away, I just put them away, store them, get them out of sight.

I start a lot more songs than I finish, because I realize when I get into them, they're no good. I don't throw them away, I just put them away, store them, get them out of sight.

Johnny Cash
I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get.

I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get.

Johnny Cash
God's the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That's solely in the hands of God.

God's the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That's solely in the hands of God.

Johnny Cash
When I record somebody else's song, I have to make it my own or it doesn't feel right. I'll say to myself, I wrote this and he doesn't know it!

When I record somebody else's song, I have to make it my own or it doesn't feel right. I'll say to myself, I wrote this and he doesn't know it!

Johnny Cash

There's no way around grief and loss: you can dodge all you want, but sooner or later you just have to go into it, through it, and, hopefully, come out the other side. The world you find there will never be the same as the world you left.

Johnny Cash
If you aren't gonna say exactly how and what you feel, you might as well not say anything at all.

If you aren't gonna say exactly how and what you feel, you might as well not say anything at all.

Johnny Cash
You have to be what you are. Whatever you are, you gotta be it.

You have to be what you are. Whatever you are, you gotta be it.

Johnny Cash
I love the freedoms we got in this country, I appreciate your freedom to burn your flag if you want to, but I really appreciate my right to bear arms so I can shoot you if you try to burn mine.

I love the freedoms we got in this country, I appreciate your freedom to burn your flag if you want to, but I really appreciate my right to bear arms so I can shoot you if you try to burn mine.

Johnny Cash
All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

Johnny Cash