Mo Rocca (Maurice Alberto Rocca) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
-
I really hate to write.
-
Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous. I just wanted to have mastered the art of sketch comedy.
-
My parents were Zionists born in Poland. My father was a rabbi who didn't know much about science and ran a grocery store in the neighborhood with my mother's help.
-
One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
-
L.A. still ranks as one of my guilty pleasures, along with butter-pecan ice cream and Coldplay albums.
-
I love dressing up.
-
Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.
-
I'm a fan of creating the mood and vibe with flowers, candles, and music. I love making my guests feel like it's not formal and they can relax in my home.
-
Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
-
Perfectionists are their own devils.
-
I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums.
-
I'm not in the luxury-goods business. I sell unique objects. I wish I was in luxury goods because then I could just call the factory and say, 'I need 10,000 more of whatever.' But I can't - because then it's not art, it's something else.
-
I have a lot of those 'Forrest Gump,' I-was-there moments.
-
In England or America, actors do not have to cater to an image. In India, it is almost demanded of us. Very seldom do you get a film where you can walk away from your image.
-
Some people call me scrappy - and that's because I am.
-
As a senior in high school, you figure out what you want to do with your life. I asked myself if I wanted to get back into acting and thought: 'Yes, but under my own terms and nothing like it was before.'
-
Use a corrector to do all the heavy lifting under the eyes, not concealer. I spent years re-applying and layering concealer and Touche Eclat under there, when what I really needed was a good, peachy-toned corrector.
-
My father, in 1952, just in his 20s, my father became the chief spokesman for the Nation of Islam. From 1952 to 1959, there were four temples. My father was responsible and credited for having maximized this membership. From four temples to 50 temples, there was so much work involved.
-
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
-
Managers should understand there are some simple things they can do tomorrow that will make a big difference in their culture, but so few managers do them.
-
I regretted it. But it can’t be avoided. A writer has to use everything he has. If you want to write, you have to be willing to be a son of a bitch sometimes.
-
They describe the feeling of being online as a kind of anesthesia that eases the pain of everyday life.
-
I know a lot about a few things - mostly useless things.
