Quotes from Bob Dylan

He not busy being born is busy dying.

I was down in the sewer with some little lover.

I'll stand over your grave 'til I'm sure that you're dead.

There's a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it.

How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man?

I think the truly natural things are dreams, which nature can't touch with decay.

Your mind is a your temple, keep it beautiful and free. Don't let an egg get laid in it by something you can't see.

As I stepped to the stage to pick up my degree, and the locusts sang off in the distance.

People tell me it's a sin, to know and feel too much within.

Aretha with no goals, eternally single & one step soft of heaven/ let it be understood that she owns this melody along with her emotional diplomats & her earth & her musical secrets

Experience teaches us that silence terrifies people the most.

[Bob] Dylan crashed his motorcycle in 1967, and almost died. A few years ago, he referred to the experience as a "transfiguration."

Don't put my faith in nobody, not even a scientist.

You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing.

After becoming famous once again - a 1976 song, "Hurricane," even marked a return to protest songwriting - [Bob] Dylan got addicted to drugs, found Jesus, left Jesus, and put out a lot of swill.

Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.

At times in my life the only place I have been happy is when I am on stage.

Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes. Daddy's in the alley, he's looking for food.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Without freedom of speech, I might be in the swamp

All the people we used to know, they're an illusion to me now.

You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down you just stood there a grinin

I believe in you, even though I be outnumbered.

Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true. And if you don't underestimate me I won't underestimate you.