Orlando Jones Quotes

Since we have to speak well of the dead, let's knock them while they're alive.

I always felt that I was never acknowledged for a lot of things - award shows, all of that.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.

If someone asks me a question, that says they appreciate what I do and that's nice. And I know what it was like when I was a kid to want to interact with a top player.

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

You never take your fans for granted. You always appreciate them every show, night in, night out.

A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol.

Being taken down a few pegs is humbling. Knowing that life is not easy or fair is humbling. Receiving a great honor - well, that would be called an honor.

I'd like to believe that the people that have supported me in my work or identified with me in films, the people that feel they know me, they do and they don't have misconceptions - they understand. I believe that.

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.

Members of Congress should do a little penance after such a virtuous vote for the soldiers of the regular army.

The best men are not consistent in good--why should the worst men be consistent in evil?

I'm still always surprised that anyone might be interested in my work or me.

For me, my mentor was Rain who I like and admire so much. To be able to appear in the same place with him as a mentor to someone is meaningful and such an honor.

I like that the sight of me can make people happy. That's nice innit? I like that people like my music. I like that you get perks sometimes. Sometimes people treat you better, but through that there's the opposite as well.

Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' I still can't believe that this is someone who I grew up looking up to, and they know my name.

You don't alienate the people that helped you and started you out.

People like to come support when somebody's gone, people wanna show all the love, but they didn't wanna show the love when he was here.

It is an honour and it's flattering that people refer to me as someone they trust or get inspired from.

With Hulk, I don't agree with all his choices, but you know what, I don't hear people saying all the great things he does. When he was on the Wheaties box, all those kids that said their prayers and took their vitamins, I don't hear them saying that.

People could put up with being bitten by a wolf but what properly riled them was a bite from a sheep.

To be thankful for what we grasp exceeding our proportion is to add hypocrisy to injustice.

You respect people you grew up around.

It has been a huge honour and I am hugely grateful to the managers for the caps that I have had.

The more merit, the less affection.