Elvis' Quotes

Here are my favorite Elvis' quotes :-

"Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity."

"After a hard day of basic training, you could eat a rattlesnake."

"I don't do any vulgar movements."

"Folks always look good in their coffins."

"When you let your head get too big it'll break your neck."

"People who read sex into my music have dirty minds."

"Gospel music is the purest thing there is on this earth."

"I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to."

"I don't think I'm bad for people. If I did think I was bad for people, I would go back to driving a truck, and I really mean this."

"I have no use for bodyguards, but I have very specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants."

"I knew by heart all the dialogue of James Dean's films; I could watch Rebel Without a Cause a hundred times over."

"I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play."

"I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line."

"The image is one thing and the human being is another, it's very hard to live up to an image."

"Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes."

"I want to entertain people. That's my whole life. To my last breath."

"Take care of the fans and they will sure as hell take care of you."

In 1969 Elvis Presley told Little Richard, "Your music has inspired me - you are the greatest."

"Roy Orbison is the greatest singer in the world."

"Just because you look good, don't mean you feel good.

"Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess."

"Only thing worse than watching a bad movie is being in one."

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away."