I always loved those songs. And with my high tenor, I thought I was pretty good - you know? - almost as good as Dennis Day.

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

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.

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

Life is rough so you gotta be tough.

There's a lot of things blamed on me that never happened. But then, there's a lot of things that I did that I never got caught at.

Life and love go on, let the music play.

I learn from my mistakes. It’s a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there’s no gain.

it's good to know who hates you and it is good to be hated by the right people

There is a spiritual side to me that goes real deep, but I confess right up front that I'm the biggest sinner of them all.

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

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

He didn’t care if I hated him, only that I did as I was told.

I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.

I refer to my non-productive periods as fallow times. I think they are essential.

Uncommon men require no common trust; give him but scope and he will set the bounds.

I feel like all the artists that I really love, they've had a strong contingent of people who really hate their work as well.

Because I was never a 'where do you see yourself in five years' person. I had no idea, and I didn't have a checklist, which really creates a lot less stress in your life.

The worst day of my life was once that my mom didn't allow me to go to a Queen concert because I was grounded.

When you're working with really good actors, it raises your own game and you get better.

Big fires flare up in a wind, but little ones are blown out unless they are carried in under cover.