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"My husband was a pilot. He flew Elvis when Elvis first started making appearances around the country."
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"I think Elvis would be alive today, probably, if he had been allowed to mix and mingle with his fans. I think it was a great cross for him to bear that he couldn't get out and be with his fans."
"They were taking pictures and everything. When we got down off the plane, the minute Elvis made his appearance at the door of the plane, the screaming got even worse."
"Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at least five policemen stationed up there. He was talking on the telephone."
"Elvis said, Miss Minnie, do you think it would be out of order if I go up and speak to General Stewart? I've always been such a fan of his. So Elvis went up to speak to the Stewarts."
"When we got to the hotel, the Hawaiian Village, there were 500 screaming women there. The police were trying to keep the crowd back. It was very dangerous."
"Kissing a man with a beard is a lot like going to a picnic. You don't mind going through a little bush to get there!"
"The doctor must have put my pacemaker in wrong. Every time my husband kisses me, the garage door goes up."
"Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you grow."
"I think Elvis loved his fans - I think that's why they loved him and still love him. Fans are very conscious and sensitive to the fact that performers love them."
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