“He never contributed a damn thing to music. (on Elvis Presley)”

You need a plan for yourself, just like you need a plan for a business.

My golf is woeful, but I will never surrender

The things Elvis has done during his career and the things he has contributed and created are really something very important to the music business.

[Louis Armstrong] was the only musician who ever lived, who can’t be replaced by someone.

Honestly, I think I’ve stretched a talent which is so thin it’s almost transparent over a quite unbelievable term of years.

When I’m worried and I can’t sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep. And I fall asleep … counting my blessings.

There is nothing in the world I wouldn’t do for (Bob) Hope, and there is nothing he wouldn’t do for me … We spend our lives doing nothing for each other.

I’m proud to acknowledge my debt to the ‘Reverend Satchelmouth’ … He is the beginning and the end of music in America

Once or twice I’ve been described as a light comedian. I consider this the most accurate description of my abilities I’ve ever seen.

That was a great game of golf, fellers.

Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow ‘burn their toast a lot,’ said Pooh

Just put it to your personality, put it to yourself, and you develop your workout. Cause those books and things, those are other people’s gimmicks and hypes.

The best things in life are free – and $19.95.

I don’t concentrate on things I can’t do. I do what I can do.

The only things I like are either illegal or they make me fat.

Living a life fully engaged in full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but along the way they just kind of forget.

I love my fans very much. They give me the confidence to continue things in life.

When a normal 17-year-old girl storms out of the house or 15-year-old boy is mad at his mom or dad, they’re not talking the way people talk on TV. Unless it’s cable.