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> [The public is tired of politicians professing certain beliefs and not acting on those beliefs. They want elected officials who have the moral courage to do what they will say they will do when they're running for election.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/the-public-is-tired-of-politicians-professing-certain-beliefs-and-not/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

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## More by Colonel Tom Parker

> [Yes, I am a man without a country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/yes-i-am-a-man-without-a-country/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [Don't try to explain it, just sell it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/don-t-try-to-explain-it-just-sell-it/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [Elvis does his own singing and selects his own songs for his records. Hundreds of songs are submitted to him. I don't even attempt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-does-his-own-singing-and-selects-his-own-songs-for-his-records/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [Elvis and me, we go three or four days sometimes without talking to each other. Sometimes even a week. I see Elvis, perhaps run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-and-me-we-go-three-or-four-days-sometimes-without-talking-to/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I tried to stay in the background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-tried-to-stay-in-the-background/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I don't believe in giving away what you can sell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-don-t-believe-in-giving-away-what-you-can-sell/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [The public is tired of politicians professing certain beliefs and not acting on those beliefs. They want elected officials who have the moral courage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/the-public-is-tired-of-politicians-professing-certain-beliefs-and-not/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I'm a promoter. I promote Elvis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-m-a-promoter-i-promote-elvis/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [Elvis is a very generous boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/elvis-is-a-very-generous-boy/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I love to pay taxes. I know when I'm paying taxes I'm making money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-love-to-pay-taxes-i-know-when-i-m-paying-taxes-i-m-making-money/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I'm doing everything I can to keep Elvis in front of the folks while he's serving the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-m-doing-everything-i-can-to-keep-elvis-in-front-of-the-folks-while/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I always insisted that Elvis' name come first and my name come second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-always-insisted-that-elvis-name-come-first-and-my-name-come-second/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [You gotta be a snowman to get along in this world. You gotta snow people. They liked to be snowed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/you-gotta-be-a-snowman-to-get-along-in-this-world-you-gotta-snow/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [What a performer has to watch out for is overexposure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/what-a-performer-has-to-watch-out-for-is-overexposure/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

> [I don't have anything to do with Elvis' private life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/i-don-t-have-anything-to-do-with-elvis-private-life/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

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