“I don't like to be called Elvis the Pelvis. It's one of the most childish expressions I've ever heard coming from an adult. But if they wanna call me that, there's nothin' I can do about it, so I just have to accept it.” IfsI CanCan DoAcceptingHeardExpressionAdultsCall Me Author:Elvis Presley
“When I started singing, I weighed 153 pounds. I weigh 184 now. I haven't gotten any taller, but I'm putting on a little more weight.” LittlesHavensSingingWeightPounds Author:Elvis Presley
“I like pork chops and country ham, creamed potatoes, stuff like that. Redeye gravy. It comes from ham, bacon, stuff like that. It's the grease that you fry it in. I eat a lot of Jell-O. Fruit Jell-O.” CountryStuffFruitPotatoesPorkHamGreaseGravyPork Chops Author:Elvis Presley
“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.” RealClothesConservativeEmsFlashy Author:Elvis Presley
“The only exercise I get is on the stage. If I didn't get that, I'd get a little round around the tummy, as much as I eat.” IfsLittlesStageExerciseRounds Author:Elvis Presley
“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.” ThinkingKnowsKindLittlesTroubleStealingEggs Author:Elvis Presley
“The first car I bought was the most beautiful car I've ever seen. It was secondhand, but I parked it outside of my hotel the day I got it. I sat up all night, just lookin' at it.” FirstsBeautifulNightCarSatHotelAll NightUp All Night Author:Elvis Presley
“And I thought well, if Tina Turner can go up there and she can give everything for 500 people, no matter how sick I am, I can make it happen too.” PeopleIfsGivingWellsI CanMatterHappensSickMake It HappenTurner Author:Bryan Adams
“How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.” MenFactsHappinessJoySecretWillingLaughterGainsEndureAll TimeMotiveFinding Happiness Book:The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature Source: The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
“And I never forgot this as long as I've ever performed, no matter how crap I had felt before I went on stage. I just remember Tina Turner going up there, singing her heart out for everybody, and meantime she had a 102-degree fever and she was feeling terrible.” HeartLongMatterFeelingsRememberFeltStageTerribleDegreesSingingCrapFeverTurner Author:Bryan Adams