“It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.”
Power
“I had three points I wanted to make: That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people should feel free to get rid of any politician who's not doing a good job. But I didn't make up my mind exactly what I was going to say until I said it.”
GoodAll Quotes by Clint Eastwood
“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.”
Best“I still work out on a daily basis.”
Work“If I'd had good discipline, I might have gone into music.”
Good“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.”
Society“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.”
Power“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.”
Men“I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me.”
Age“Society is at odds with itself.”
Society“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.”
Music“If a person doesn't change, there's something really wrong with him.”
Change“I keep working because I learn something new all the time.”
Time“I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don't any more.”
Government“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.”
Best“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.”
Death“There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.”
Marriage“This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.”
Money“Men must know their limitations.”
Men“There are a lot of conservative people, a lot of moderate people, Republicans, Democrats, in Hollywood. It is just that the conservative people by the nature of the word itself play closer to the vest. They do not go around hot dogging it.”
Nature“Everybody thinks making films back to back is a big deal but they did it all the time in the old days.”
Time