Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

32 quotes

As an American actor and filmmaker (b. 1930), Clint Eastwood contributed not just to their field but to the broader conversation about what it means to live well. The range of their thinking — from Time to Society — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Browse 40 quotes by Clint Eastwood that cover ground from Time, Society, Best, Power, and Music. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "Society is at odds with itself."

“Men must know their limitations.”

— Clint Eastwood

Men

All Quotes by Clint Eastwood

“I keep working because I learn something new all the time.”

— Clint Eastwood

Time

“Society is at odds with itself.”

— Clint Eastwood

Society

“Men must know their limitations.”

— Clint Eastwood

Men

“Whether you like it or not, you're forced to come to the realisation that death is out there. But I don't fear death, I'm a fatalist. I believe when it's your time, that's it. It's the hand you're dealt.”

— Clint Eastwood

Death

“There's a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven't. You just do the best you can.”

— Clint Eastwood

Best

“Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society.”

— Clint Eastwood

Society

“I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me.”

— Clint Eastwood

Age

“If a person doesn't change, there's something really wrong with him.”

— Clint Eastwood

Change

“I just think it is important that you realize , that you're the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you're libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.”

— Clint Eastwood

Best

“And I think it's that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.”

— Clint Eastwood

Time

“I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else's hair.”

— Clint Eastwood

Alone

“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.”

— Clint Eastwood

Power

“The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your fife, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about.”

— Clint Eastwood

Dating

“People love westerns worldwide. There's something fantasy-like about an individual fighting the elements. Or even bad guys and the elements. It's a simpler time. There's no organized laws and stuff.”

— Clint Eastwood

Love

“Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people.”

— Clint Eastwood

Health

“If I'd had good discipline, I might have gone into music.”

— Clint Eastwood

Good

“It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.”

— Clint Eastwood

Power

“I still work out on a daily basis.”

— Clint Eastwood

Work

“Everybody thinks making films back to back is a big deal but they did it all the time in the old days.”

— Clint Eastwood

Time

“I haven't been very active in politics.”

— Clint Eastwood

Politics