No reason to get excited,' the thief, he kindly spoke, There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke. Bob Dylan More Quotes by Bob Dylan More Quotes From Bob Dylan I never read Freud. I've never been attracted to anything he has said, and I think he's started a lot of nonsense with psychiatry and that business. I don't think psychiatry can help or has helped anybody. I think it's a big fraud (pun not intended) on the public. Bob Dylan nonsense helping thinking Passion is a young man's game. Young people can be passionate. Older people gotta be more wise. I mean, you're around awhile, you leave certain things to the young. Don't try to act like you're young. You could really hurt yourself. Bob Dylan passion hurt wise He not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan happy-birthday music life I'm used to writing songs and songs-I can fill em up with symbolism and metaphors. When you write a book (Chronicles, Vol. 1), you gotta tell the truth, and it can't be misinterpreted. Bob Dylan writing song book The future for me is already a thing of the past - You were my first love and you will be my last Bob Dylan lasts love past Music attracts the angels in the universe. Bob Dylan universe angel He swift don't win the race. It goes to the worthy, who can divide the word of truth. Bob Dylan race winning song You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down you just stood there a grinin Bob Dylan nerves being-happy friendship Don't follow leaders. Bob Dylan leader This land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but the world is run by those that never listen to music anyway. Bob Dylan music land running I dug it, New York City, all-the streets and the snows and the starving and the five-flight walkups and sleeping in rooms with ten people. I dug the trains and the shadows, the way I dug ore mines and coal mines. I just jumped right to the bottom of New York. Bob Dylan cities new-york sleep All right, I'll take a chance. I will fall in love with you. If i'm a fool you can have the night, you can have the morning too. Can you cook and sew. make flowers grow. Do you understand my pain? Are you willing to risk it all or is your love in vain? Bob Dylan falling-in-love pain morning Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb/I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from/Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer/It's not dark yet, but it's getting there. Bob Dylan nerves prayer dark i been meek, and hard like an oak, i seen pretty people disappear like smoke. friends will arrive, friends will disappear. if you want me, honey baby, i'll be here. Bob Dylan want baby people I feel like falling in love with the first woman I meet, putting her in a wheel-barrow and wheeling her down the street. Bob Dylan dream love fall Look at the sun sinkin' like a ship. Ain't that just like my heart, babe. When you kissed my lips? Bob Dylan ships heart looks In this ocean of hours I'm all the time drinking. Bob Dylan hours ocean drinking I practice a faith that's been long abandoned Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road Bob Dylan practice faith long It's very tiring having other people tell you how much they dig you if you yourself don't dig you. Bob Dylan tire ifs people You're gonna have to serve somebody. Bob Dylan followership