The cards are no good that your are holding unless you're from another world. Bob Dylan More Quotes by Bob Dylan More Quotes From Bob Dylan I had ambitions to set out and find, like an odyssey or going home somewhere, set out to find this home that I'd left a while back and couldn't remember exactly where it was, but I was on my way there. And encountering what I encountered on the way was how I envisioned it all. I didn't really have any ambition at all. I was born very far from where I'm supposed to be, and so, I'm on my way home, you know? Bob Dylan ambitionhomeway Creativity has a lot to do with the main idea. Inspiration is what comes when you are dealing with the idea. But inspiration won't invite what's not there to begin with. Bob Dylan creativityinspirationideas Happiness is not on my list of priorities. I just deal with day-to-day things. If I'm happy, I'm happy – and if I'm not, I don't know the difference... Knowing that you are the person you were put on this earth to be – that's much more important than just being happy. Bob Dylan prioritiesdifferencesknowing I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. Bob Dylan freedomherocourage There are things I could say. But I don't. Bob Dylan People are crazy and times are strange ... I used to care but things have changed Bob Dylan carecrazypeople I stopped smoking. When I stopped smoking, my voice changed... so drastically, I couldn't believe it myself. Bob Dylan voicesmokingbelieve Every cause that ever I fought, I fought it full without regret or shame. Bob Dylan regretcausesphilosophy Everybody knows by now that there's a gazillion books on me either out or coming out in the near future. So I'm encouraging anybody who's ever met me, heard me or even seen me, to get in on the action and scribble their own book. You never know, somebody might have a great book in them. Bob Dylan actionmightbook Life has its ups and downs, and time has to be your partner. Really, time is your soul mate. Bob Dylan matespartnerssoul You have to know that you're the best whether anybody else tells you that or not. And that you'll be around, in one way or another, longer than anybody else. Somewhere inside of you, you have to believe that. Bob Dylan you-re-the-bestbelieveway Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid. Bob Dylan ruling-the-worlddemocracywar Jesus tapped me on the shoulder and said, Bob, why are you resisting me? I said, I'm not resisting you! He said, You gonna follow me? I said, I've never thought about that before! He said, When you're not following me, you're resisting me. Bob Dylan follow-mebobjesus A cat's meow and cow's moo, I can recite them all. Bob Dylan densecowscat Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot. Bob Dylan musicfamejesus A mistake is to commit a misunderstanding. Bob Dylan commitmaking-mistakesmistake There's beauty in the silver singing river There's beauty in the sunrise in the sky But none of these and nothing else can match the beauty That I remember in my true love's eyes Bob Dylan true-lovebeautifulbeauty 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. Bob Dylan were-meant-to-bespecialfriendship The inmates and prisoners, I found they were my kind, and it was there inside the bars I found my peace of mind. Bob Dylan lawmindorder People disagreeing everywhere you look makes you wanna stop and read a book. Bob Dylan bookpeoplelooks