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Because Dickens and Dostoyevsky and Woody Guthrie were telling their stories much better than I ever could, I decided to stick to my own mind.

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More quotes by Bob Dylan

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

Interview published with the Biograph album set (1985)

People today are still living off the table scraps of the sixties. They are still being passed around — the music and the ideas.

Morality has nothing in common with politics.

Chronicles: Vol. One (2004)

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.

You can't be wise and in love at the same time.

No Direction Home (2005)

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