Quotes by June Carter Cash

About June Carter Cash:

Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prior to her marriage to Cash, she was professionally known as June Carter and occasionally would still be credited as such after her marriage (as well as on songwriting credits predating it).
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Every dog has his day, unless he loses his tail, then he has a weak-end.

June Carter Cash

After you've listened to it, you'll feel like you know us a little bit better.

June Carter Cash

For the last 20 months, I've just been going from one hospital to another.

June Carter Cash

I stayed in submission to my husband, and he allowed me to do anything I wanted to. I felt like I was lucky to have that kind of romance.

June Carter Cash

I was never looking back in regret. I never thought, Oh, why didn't I become an actress? or Why did I just go paddling along after John? I've always walked along right by his side, and he's always supported everything I do.

June Carter Cash

I've flown out of character so many times. In that sense I've been lucky, because I've been given the liberty to do just about anything I've wanted to do in my lifetime.

June Carter Cash

Inside that book, it's my life-all the places where I'm hurting or I laughed or I cried or I prayed. And I've had to pray a lot!

June Carter Cash

It depends on how Johnny's feeling... If we go back on the road, we will go together. I'll go where he goes, and he'll go where I go.

June Carter Cash

We wanted to slow down. But one would let us.

June Carter Cash

I had all the material for a long time, but I was just too busy. Sometimes we'd sit around at home and sing some of these songs at family things, and everyone always said I should record them.

June Carter Cash

This is the bunch of songs I did first, and it's just the type of thing I do. I am a Carter Family girl, so the record is book-ended with Carter Family songs.

June Carter Cash

One morning, about four o'clock, I was driving my car just about as fast as I could. I thought, Why am I out this time of night? I was miserable, and it came to me: I'm falling in love with somebody I have no right to fall in love with.

June Carter Cash

He's just like my father that way-my father just adored my mother and let her do whatever she wanted. John's like that. He's a very rare man, a very good man, and I've had a good life with him. I'm proud to be walking in the wake of Johnny's fame.

June Carter Cash

I chose to be Mrs. Johnny Cash in my life. I decided I'd allow him to be Moses and I'd be Moses' brother Aaron, picking his arms up and padding along behind him.

June Carter Cash

One morning, about four o'clock, I was driving my car just about as fast as I could. I thought, 'Why am I out on the highway this time of night?' I was miserable, and it all came to me: 'I'm falling in love with somebody I have no right to fall in lo...

June Carter Cash

I worked with John, but I had enough sense to walk just a little ways behind him. I could have made more records, but I wanted to have a marriage.

June Carter Cash

We always had Packards, until the war, when they stopped making them; then we had a Cadillac.

June Carter Cash

Author Bio

  • NameJune Carter Cash
  • DescriptionAmerican singer, songwriter and actress
  • AliasesJune Carter
  • BornJune 23, 1929
  • DiedMay 15, 2003
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Singer; Banjoist; Actor; Songwriter; Dancer