Quotes+from+the+King

-Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of moving on stage. -Elvis commenting to a reporter, 1950's. -Elvis often used this adaptation of a well-known quotation. -From his acceptance speech for the 1970 Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation Award. Given at a ceremony on January 16, 1971. (Elvis quotes from copyrighted material with lines from the song “Without a Song”.) -From a 1972 taped interview used in MGM’s documentary //Elvis on Tour//. -From a 1972 taped interview used in MGM’s documentary //Elvis on Tour//. -From the press conference prior to his record-breaking Madison Square Garden shows in New York City, 1972. -From the press conference prior to his record-breaking Madison Square Garden shows in New York City, 1972. -Elvis at a press conference prior to his 1973 television special, //Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite//. -Said in 1977 at the end of a concert during his last tour.
 * “Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to sing a song now, that tells a little story, that really makes a lot of sense-‘Awopbopaloobop-alopbamboom! Tutti-frutti! All Rootie! Tutti-frutti! All Rootie!”** –Elvis Presley
 * “Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.”**
 * "I ain't no saint, but I've tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God...I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. If I could do or say anything that would give some kid that feeling, I would believe I had contributed something to the world."**
 * “Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.”**
 * “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.”**
 * “I’ve never gotten over what they call stagefright. I go through it every show. I’m pretty concerned, I’m pretty much thinking about the show. I never get completely comfortable with it, and I don’t let the people around me get comfortable with it, in that I remind them that it’s a new crowd out there, it’s a new audience, and they haven’t seen us before. So it’s got to be like the first time we go on.”**
 * “The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death. I really didn’t know what all the yelling was about. I didn’t realize that my body was moving. It’s a natural thing to me. So to the manager backstage I said ‘What’d I do? What’d I do?’ And he said “Whatever it is, go back and do it again’.”**
 * “Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn’t do anything but just jiggle.”**
 * “...the image is one thing and the human being is another...it’s very hard to live up to an image.”**
 * “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.”**
 * “ ‘Til we meet you again, may God bless you. Adios.”**