Tony Palermo Quotes
I have known people throughout my years of playing where maybe they had a gig, but then lost the gig because they didn't really move forward with them.
Quotes to Explore
-
The world is too violent right now.
-
We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
-
Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.
-
All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
-
The strong desire to include every vital component of life instead of excluding part of them for the sake of too narrow and dogmatic an approach has characterized my whole life.
-
As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
-
Ironically, the original Detroit Stock Exchange once sat less than a thousand feet from StockX headquarters here in downtown Detroit. It is only fitting that we are going to build the next iteration of the world's most efficient market invention almost in the same spot.
-
If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's.
-
I've been ripped for being too sensitive, but I do think people need to walk in another person's shoes before they accuse them of being too sensitive.
-
A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened.
-
My mother has done so much for me in my life and has continuously been there and been my rock.
-
I have an outdoor kitchen at home in Georgia, and I try to never eat inside.
-
Our politicians may fail us, but Status Quo always delivers on the promise.
-
I was not put on this earth to listen to meat!
-
Education in general, and higher education in particular, is on the brink of a huge disruption. Two big questions, which were once so well-settled that we ceased asking them, are now up for grabs. What should young people be learning? And what sorts of credentials indicate they're ready for the workforce?
-
Blogs are easy to start, but unless the author is famous, it takes years to build a following.
-
I'm trying to do big things. It doesn't matter whether it's on the field or off the field.
-
I like to take writing retreats within a day's drive of home. Less travel time means more time for writing, which is the name of the game here.
-
I'm trying to learn from various corners of the world.
-
What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.
-
I mean we The Beatles had to go through humiliation upon humiliation with the middle classes and showbiz and Lord Mayors and all that. They were so condescending and stupid. Everybody trying to use us. It was a special humiliation for me because I could never keep my mouth shut and I'd always have to be drunk or pilled to counteract this pressure. It was really hell .
-
I am no stranger to loud noise. I've been to a Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels concert. I once dated a woman with two kids.
-
I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.
-
I have known people throughout my years of playing where maybe they had a gig, but then lost the gig because they didn't really move forward with them.
