There is more to Elvis Presley than just music. Known as the living legend in rock and roll music, Elvis Presley revolutionized the way the world understood and loved music. On this page, you have some of the best of Elvis quotes that gives you a glimpse into his life. find out more about Elvis' life and
love; and all that you never knew about your favorite musician.
- Mother
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.
- Childhood
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.
- Death
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.
- Music
My voice is God's will, not mine.
- Movies
Only the only thing worse than watching a bad movie is being in one.
- Talent
Talent is being able to sell what you're feeling.
- Illusions
The image is one thing and the human being is another. It's very hard to live up to an image.
- Childhood (while receiving "Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation Award")
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.
- Music
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.
- Dancing
Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it you have it all over.
- Hollywood
Hollywood had lost sight of the basics. They're a lot of fancy talkers who like to pigeonhole you.
- Success
I'm so lucky to be in the position to give. It's really a gift to give.
- Memories
Then I can sit on my back porch at Graceland and remember the good ol' days.
- Childhood
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.
- Philosophy
You only pass through this life once; you don't come back for an encore.
- Hobbies
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.
- Stage Performance
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.
- Ambition
Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.
- Humor
I have no use for bodyguards, but I have a very special use for two highly trained certified public accountants.
- Music
Music should be something that makes you gotta move, inside or outside.
- Beauty
The most beautiful thing in the world to me is a baby lookin' as pretty as her mama.
