I dont believe in pessimism. If something doesnt come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think its going to rain, it will. – Clint Eastwood
And I think its 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
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, thats real power. – Clint Eastwood
It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other peoples lives. – Clint Eastwood
I havent been very active in politics. – Clint Eastwood
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 Id play em over and over. – Clint Eastwood
You know when youre young and you see a play in high school, and the guys all have gray in their hair and theyre trying to be old men and they have no idea what thats like? Its just that stupid the other way around. – Clint Eastwood
Theres only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is Ill get married again. – Clint Eastwood
People love westerns worldwide. Theres something fantasy-like about an individual fighting the elements. Or even bad guys and the elements. Its a simpler time. Theres no organized laws and stuff. – Clint Eastwood
Im not really conservative. Im 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 dont any more. – Clint Eastwood
If Id had good discipline, I might have gone into music. – Clint Eastwood
Whether you like it or not, youre forced to come to the realisation that death is out there. But I dont fear death, Im a fatalist. I believe when its your time, thats it. Its the hand youre dealt. – Clint Eastwood
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, theres nothing really to talk about. – Clint Eastwood
If a person doesnt change, theres something really wrong with him. – Clint Eastwood
I just think it is important that you realize , that youre the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether youre 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
You always want to quit while you are ahead. You dont want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until youre not performing at your best. – Clint Eastwood
Theres a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that havent. You just do the best you can. – Clint Eastwood
I mean, Ive always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody elses hair. – Clint Eastwood
I still work out on a daily basis. – Clint Eastwood
I was drafted during the Korean War. – Clint Eastwood