What was the future? The future was a solid wall, not promising, not threatening - all bunk. No guarantees of anything, not even the guarantee that life isn't one big joke.

— Bob Dylan

When Johnson started singing, he seemed like a guy who could have sprung from the head of Zeus in full armor.

— Bob Dylan

When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose.

— Bob Dylan

Why be bothered with other people's set-ups? It only leads to torture.

— Bob Dylan

Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting If I could hear his heart softly pounding Yes, and only if he was lying by me Would I lie in my bed once again.

— Bob Dylan

Yes 'n' how many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free? Yes. 'n' how many times can a man turn his head pretending he just doesn't see? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind.

— Bob Dylan

Yet there’s no one to beat you | No one t’ defeat you | ’Kept the thoughts of yourself feeling bad

— Bob Dylan

You better start swimming, or you'll sink like a stone. Because the Times they are a-changing.

— Bob Dylan

You can never be wise and be in love at the same time.

— Bob Dylan

You hear a lot about God these days: God, the beneficent; God, the all-great; God, the Almighty; God, the most powerful; God, the giver of life; God, the creator of death. I mean, we're hearing about God all the time, so we better learn how to deal with it. But if we know anything about God, God is arbitrary.

— Bob Dylan