Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

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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."

“They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.”

— Clint Eastwood

Funny

All Quotes by Clint Eastwood

“I was drafted during the Korean War.”

— Clint Eastwood

War

“Our modern society - especially in the West, and especially now - reveres youth.”

— Clint Eastwood

Society

“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

“This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.”

— Clint Eastwood

Money

“My mother knew how to read music and everything. But I just kinda learned off of records. And so, I was listening to records and I'd play 'em over and over.”

— Clint Eastwood

Music

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

— Clint Eastwood

Age

“They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.”

— Clint Eastwood

Funny

“You know when you're young and you see a play in high school, and the guys all have gray in their hair and they're trying to be old men and they have no idea what that's like? It's just that stupid the other way around.”

— Clint Eastwood

Men

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

— Clint Eastwood

Politics

“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

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

— Clint Eastwood

Power

“You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don't want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you're not performing at your best.”

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

— Clint Eastwood

Time

“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

“I still work out on a daily basis.”

— Clint Eastwood

Work

“Men must know their limitations.”

— Clint Eastwood

Men

“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

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

— Clint Eastwood

Good

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

— Clint Eastwood

Health