Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Elvis Presley Quotes
Humble BeginningsOriginYouth When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis.
IntuitionExpected ChangePersonal Growth From the time I was a kid, I always knew something was going to happen to me. Didn't know exactly what.
DreamImaginationHeroism When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream.
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.
FashionStyleIndividualityNonconformity I think I have something tonight that's not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes.
PassionDedicationAdmirationReflection I knew by heart all the dialogue of James Dean's films; I could watch Rebel Without a Cause a hundred times over.
AgingLife's UnpredictabilityContinuity Every time I think that I'm getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else happens.
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.
FinancePrioritiesSecurity I have no use for bodyguards, but I have very specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants.
ReputationFamilyApproval More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me.
IntegrityMoralityGood Example I've tried to lead a straight, clean life, not set any kind of a bad example.
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.
IndividualityAuthenticity People ask me where I got my singing style. I didn't copy my style from anybody.
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.
SuccessRecognitionPersistenceExcellence I did the Ed Sullivan show four times. I did the Steve Allen show. I did the Jackie Gleason show.
EntertainmentImportance of EngagementMotivationCreativityPerformance I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play.
CautionMaintain CalmSelf-awareness I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned.
PerseveranceResilienceProsperityAdversityContrast Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Self-Reflection 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.
MediaChaosExcitement They put me on television. And the whole thing broke loose. It was wild, I tell ya for sure.
RhythmInnate QualityWholeness Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.
FaithDivine PowerUncertaintyHumility The Lord can give, and the Lord can take away. I might be herding sheep next year.
Self-Discovery I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line.
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.
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.
New ExperiencesYouthOpportunity Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old.
SamenessGrowthContinuity Since the beginning, it was just the same. The only difference, the crowds are bigger now.
ResilienceExpectationOptimismPerseveranceAcceptance I've been getting some bad publicity - but you got to expect that.
LoyaltyWisdom I'm strictly for Stevenson. I don't dig the intellectual bit, but I'm telling you, man, he knows the most.