Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Elvis Presley Quotes
FinancePrioritiesSecurity I have no use for bodyguards, but I have very specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants.
Loss of DirectionCreativityCommercialismAuthenticity I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.
FaithDivine PowerUncertaintyHumility The Lord can give, and the Lord can take away. I might be herding sheep next year.
Live MusicConcertsExcitementEntertainment A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts.
ReputationFamilyApproval More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me.
ObligationResponsibilityDependence There are too many people that depend on me. I'm too obligated. I'm in too far to get out.
FashionStyleIndividualityNonconformity I think I have something tonight that's not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes.
New ExperiencesYouthOpportunity Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old.
AuthenticitySelf-AcceptancePerceptionIdentity The image is one thing and the human being is another. It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way.
TransitionNew BeginningsIdentity The next thing I knew, I was out of the service and making movies again. My first picture was called, GI Blues. I thought I was still in the army.
SamenessGrowthContinuity Since the beginning, it was just the same. The only difference, the crowds are bigger now.
IntegrityMoralityGood Example I've tried to lead a straight, clean life, not set any kind of a bad example.
RhythmInnate QualityWholeness Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.
MotherhoodChildhoodFamilyEmotion I was an only child, and Mother was always right with me all my life. I used to get very angry at her when I was growing up-it's a natural thing.
Personal ChoiceSobrietySelf-Discipline I'll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I'll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don't think those things are right for me.
AgingLife's UnpredictabilityContinuity Every time I think that I'm getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else happens.
HumilityModesty Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head.
DespairDoubtBeing UnheardOverwhelm I'll never make it, it will never happen, because they're never going to hear me 'cause they're screaming all the time.
EntertainmentImportance of EngagementMotivationCreativityPerformance I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play.
Self-ExpressionIndividualityCreativity I'm not trying to be sexy. It's just my way of expressing myself when I move around.
PopularityFameInfluenceSuperficialityEntertainment Man, that record came out and was real big in Memphis. They started playing it, and it got real big. Don't know why-the lyrics had no meaning.
PerseveranceResilienceProsperityAdversityContrast Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
SuccessRecognitionPersistenceExcellence I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.
TraditionAuthenticitySimplicityResilienceInnovation I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.
PassionDedicationAdmirationReflection I knew by heart all the dialogue of James Dean's films; I could watch Rebel Without a Cause a hundred times over.
ResilienceExpectationOptimismPerseveranceAcceptance I've been getting some bad publicity - but you got to expect that.
OvercommitmentResponsibilitySacrifice That's why I hate to get started in these jam sessions. I'm always the last one to leave.
TraditionCultural HeritageLearningRespectContinuity The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I'm doin' now, man, for more years than I know. I got it from them.
MusicBusinessPragmatism I like to sing ballads the way Eddie Fisher does and the way Perry Como does. But the way I'm singing now is what makes the money.