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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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