“I am connected to the past in a way that keeps me going forward. Every...” — Steve Earle Quote

“I am connected to the past in a way that keeps me going forward. Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as hard as I can.”

“Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world at some point.”

“I still write more songs about girls than anything else.”

“All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.”

“The human race survived the Inquisition. We can survive. It's like the Anne Frank quote: 'In spite of everything, I still believe that people are basically good at heart.' Given what happened to her, it's one of the miracles of the world that she said that.”

“Me, I'm spiritually retarded, I need to be knee deep in water with a fly rod in my hands, that's about as close to God as I get.”

“You can't be hateful because you love yourself. And we're extensions of each other; we're all connected.”

“Government is connected to everything we do.”

“If everybody thinks of something, then it will happen. Your mind is part of the universe. It is connected, you can use its energy.”

“They certainly aren't connected with the old geometric art. My work isn't geometric in that sense.”

“Fortunately, the music from the first record really connected with people, and I was really proud of that.”

“I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys, because we'll always be connected in people's minds.”