Quotes from Clint Eastwood

Well, you gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?

Nobody, and I mean Nobody... puts ketchup on a hot dog.

A man's got to know his limitations.

We all have it comin', kid

I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Its a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away everything he's got and everything he's ever gonna have.

Tomorrow is promised to no one.

There's a rebel lying deep in my soul. Anytime anybody tells me the trend is such and such, I go the opposite direction. I hate the idea of trends. I hate imitation; I have a reverence for individuality.

They say all marriages are made in heaven, but so are thunder and lightning.

I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

I tried being reasonable, but I didn't like it.

Let's not go and ruin it by thinking too much.

Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left. (Interview, Time Magazine , February 20, 2005)

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

I don't wanna need you because I can't have you.

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

First, I blow a hole in your face; then I go back inside, and sleep like a baby... I guarantee you.

Maybe I`m getting to the age when I`m starting to be senile or nostalgic or both, but people are so angry now. You used to be able to disagree with people and still be friends. Now you hear these talk shows, and everyone who believes differently from you is a moron and an idiot - both on the Right and the Left.

Take your work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously

Do ya' feel lucky, punk?

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

It's a hell of a thing; killin' a man. You take away everything he ever had and ever would have.

I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?

If a person is confident enough in the way they feel, whether it's an art form or whether it's just in life, it comes off---you don't have anything to prove; you can just be who you are.