Elvis Presley Quotes - Page 4

From the time I was a kid, I always knew something was going to happen to me. Didn't know exactly what.

I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story.

The Lord can give, and the Lord can take away. I might be herding sheep next year.

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

The man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing, he's the king of the whole wide world.

I don't mind being controversial. Even Jesus wasn't loved in his day.

There are too many people that depend on me. I'm too obligated. I'm in too far to get out.

I've never written a song in my life. It's all a big hoax.

Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.'

In public, I like real conservative clothes, something that's not too flashy. But onstage, I like 'em as flashy as you can get 'em.

I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'

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

Take your troubles to the Chapel, get down on your knees and pray. Your burdens will be lighter, and you'll surely find the way.

People ask me where I got my singing style. I didn't copy my style from anybody.

I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned.

All the stars will tell the story, of our love and all its glory. Let us make this night of magic, and make it a night of love.

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.

Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill. For my darling, I love you, and I always will.

When you get down to the nitty gritty, isn't it a pity that in this big city not one little bitty man will admit that he could have been a little wrong.

I'm not kidding myself. My voice alone is just an ordinary voice. What people come to see is how I use it. If I stand still while I'm singing, I'm dead, man. I might as well go back to driving a truck.

The only kind of trouble I've ever been in is when I was stealing eggs when I was little. I think I know right from wrong.

That's why I hate to get started in these jam sessions. I'm always the last one to leave.

I love only one girl, one in every town.

Love is a thing you never can share.

Everything is so dreamy when you are young. After you grow up it kind of becomes -- just real.