Elvis Presley Quotes
“I never felt poor. There were always shoes to wear and food to eat, yet I knew there were things my parents did without just to make sure I was clothed and fed.” Elvis Presley
“I don’t know why she had to go so young. But it made me think about death. I don’t feel I’ll live a long life. That’s why I have to get what I can from every day.” Elvis Presley
“My mother, she never really wanted anything. She stayed the same through it all. There are a lot of things that’s happened since she passed away. I wish she could have been around to see them. It would have made her very happy and proud, but that’s life, and I can’t help it.” Elvis Presley
“My voice is God’s will, not mine.” Elvis Presley
“Only the only thing worse than watching a bad movie is being in one.” Elvis Presley
“Talent is being able to sell what you’re feeling.” Elvis Presley
“The image is one thing and the human being is another. It’s very hard to live up to an image.” Elvis Presley
“When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times…I learned very early in life that: ‘Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain’t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend — without a song.’ So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you.” Elvis Presley
“Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.” Elvis Presley
“I have no use for bodyguards, but I have a very special use for two highly trained certified public accountants.” Elvis Presley
“Music should be something that makes you gotta move, inside or outside.” Elvis Presley
“The most beautiful thing in the world to me is a baby lookin’ as pretty as her mama.” Elvis Presley
“People ask me where I got my singing style. I didn’t copy my style from anybody. Country music was always an influence on my kind of music.” Elvis Presley
“Rhythm is something you either have or don’t have, but when you have it you have it all over.” Elvis Presley
“Hollywood had lost sight of the basics. They’re a lot of fancy talkers who like to pigeonhole you.” Elvis Presley
“I’m so lucky to be in the position to give. It’s really a gift to give.” Elvis Presley
“Then I can sit on my back porch at Graceland and remember the good old days.” Elvis Presley
“We were an affectionate family. My mother was the most wonderful person in the world. I always felt a little bit lonely, maybe a better word would be ‘incomplete’. when I was little. But I could tell my mother about it, how I felt and then the feeling would go away. I suppose it might have been different if my brother had lived. But he didn’t live, and I grew up alone. I guess my mother and my father, too, of course were trying to make up for that by giving me enough love for both.” Elvis Presley
“You only pass through this life once; you don’t come back for an encore.” Elvis Presley
“I enjoy reading. I don’t usually read the type of books other people read. I read a lot of philosophy and some poetry. I just read a book ‘Leaves of Gold.’ It’s by different people and their different philosophies on life and death. That type of stuff interest me, getting these different people’s opinions.” Elvis Presley
“A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favourite part of the business… live concerts.” Elvis Presley
