Elvis Presley

Singer, Actor

Elvis Presley was a groundbreaking American singer and actor, known for his influential music and charismatic performances that shaped rock and roll.

Born
January 8, 1935
Died
August 16, 1977
Quotes
249
Rank
#493

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"You ain't nothing but hound dog, cryin' all the time. You ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine."

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"A lot of people seem to think I started this business. But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that kind of music like colored people. Let's face it: I can't sing like Fats Domino can. I know that."

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"Rock and roll is a music, and why should a music contribute to ... juvenile delinquency? If people are going to be juvenile delinquents, they're going to be delinquents if they hear ... Mother Goose rhymes."

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"I've had a pretty good lesson in human nature. It's more important to try to surround yourself with people who can give you a little happiness, because you only pass through this life once, Jack. You don't come back for an encore."

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"Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over."

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"Do what's right for you, so long as it don't hurt no one."

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"Envy someone an' it pulls you down. Admire them and it builds you up. Which makes more sense?"

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"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.'"

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"I'll stay in Memphis."

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"It's not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it's who you are."

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"When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis."

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"We can't build our dreams on suspicious minds."

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"To judge a man by his weakest link or deed is like judging the power of the ocean by one wave."

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"When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream."

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"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."

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"People think you're crazy if you talk about things they don't understand."

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"When your intelligence don't tell you something ain't right, your conscience gives you a tap you on the shoulder and says 'Hold on'. If it don't, you're a snake."

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