--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I think that before I signed to Domino, I…" description: "\"I think that before I signed to Domino, I was a little more like, 'I gotta do it all,' because I'm trying to get paid, or something. Now I feel a littl..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/alex-g-5973_domino_i-think-that-before-i-signed-to-domino-i_2559141.jpg" --- # I think that before I signed to Domino, I was a little… ![“I think that before I signed to Domino, I was a little more like, 'I gotta do it all,' because I'm trying to get paid, or something. Now I feel a little more secure. Maybe I'm less pretentious now. Maybe I'm more pretentious. I don't know.” quote by Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/alex-g-5973_domino_i-think-that-before-i-signed-to-domino-i_2559141.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/alex-g-5973_domino_i-think-that-before-i-signed-to-domino-i_2559141.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/alex-g-5973_domino_i-think-that-before-i-signed-to-domino-i_2559141.jpg) > “I think that before I signed to Domino, I was a little more like, 'I gotta do it all,' because I'm trying to get paid, or something. Now I feel a little more secure. Maybe I'm less pretentious now. Maybe I'm more pretentious. I don't know.” [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Initial drive to do everything can shift to a more secure, possibly pretentious stance, reflecting personal growth. **In simple terms:** From hustle to security, with doubt. Key Takeaway Balance ambition with self‑awareness. Themes ambition security identity pretension Mood introspective conflicted Type personal reflective When to use this quote - Self‑assessment - personal growth - team dynamics - risk management Key Concepts self‑reflection career development entrepreneurship psychology Questions to Reflect On - What defines authentic ambition? - How does security affect creativity? A Different Perspective May reflect personal bias. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Domino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/domino/) ## Related quotes > [I'd like to think I would have signed the Civil Rights bill and wouldn't have had any issues with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-johnson/i-d-like-to-think-i-would-have-signed-the-civil-rights-bill-and/) [Gary Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-johnson/) > [“I'm not paid to feel. Just fix."- Sydney Chang”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-cary/i-m-not-paid-to-feel-just-fix-sydney-chang/) B.B. Cary > [For us, the conversation is always about getting paid what we feel like we're worth and getting paid as the sport grows and as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-rapinoe/for-us-the-conversation-is-always-about-getting-paid-what-we-feel/) [Megan Rapinoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-rapinoe/) > [“At a very rough estimate, the domino computer we built took six hours to set up and run, which means it could do four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-parker/at-a-very-rough-estimate-the-domino-computer-we-built-took-six-hours/) [Matt Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-parker/) > [As you have two more huge characters as Cable and Domino, 'Deadpool' is growing, and it's making 'X-Force' franchise bigger and bigger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kapicic/as-you-have-two-more-huge-characters-as-cable-and-domino-deadpool-is/) [Stefan Kapicic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kapicic/) > [Said you gone put it in yo mouf, I guess I'll sit back and enjoy da show, All you bitches going down so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-porter/said-you-gone-put-it-in-yo-mouf-i-guess-i-ll-sit-back-and-enjoy-da/) [Travis Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-porter/) > [“As I sat on the floor in the corner of the concrete block, it felt as if the last domino had fallen in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-heil/as-i-sat-on-the-floor-in-the-corner-of-the-concrete-block-it-felt-as/) [Michael J Heil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-heil/) > [“They call me Domino for obvious reasons. One nudge in the right direction and I'm flat on my stomach.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-cochrane/they-call-me-domino-for-obvious-reasons-one-nudge-in-the-right/) Charlie Cochrane > [Your next step is simple. You are the first domino.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/your-next-step-is-simple-you-are-the-first-domino/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [In truth, in the fairy-tale version of bailing out Lehman, the next domino, A.I.G., would have fallen even harder. If the politics of bailing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ross-sorkin/in-truth-in-the-fairy-tale-version-of-bailing-out-lehman-the-next/) [Andrew Ross Sorkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ross-sorkin/) > [I would listen to Little Richard and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, and I would listen to how they played their riffs, and after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-would-listen-to-little-richard-and-fats-domino-and-chuck-berry-and/) [Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/) > [I was delivering pizzas at Domino's. I was 17 maybe. I liked it a lot. Just driving in the nice weather and listening to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/i-was-delivering-pizzas-at-domino-s-i-was-17-maybe-i-liked-it-a-lot/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [Find the lead domino, and whack away at it until it falls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-w-keller/find-the-lead-domino-and-whack-away-at-it-until-it-falls/) [Gary W. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-w-keller/) > [My favorite characters are always the unpredictable ones, and with Domino, you literally never know which way the dice are going to roll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-simone/my-favorite-characters-are-always-the-unpredictable-ones-and-with/) [Gail Simone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-simone/) > [Domino effect: Once you drop a good idea, the rest will follow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loesje/domino-effect-once-you-drop-a-good-idea-the-rest-will-follow/) [Loesje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loesje/) ## More by Alex G > [I try and construct the music in a way that stuff that doesn't make sense on the first listen will make sense on like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-try-and-construct-the-music-in-a-way-that-stuff-that-doesn-t-make/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [You know who I love? Donna Tartt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/you-know-who-i-love-donna-tartt/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [I guess it's a romanticised, 'cool' thing to be mysterious, so I'm down for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-guess-it-s-a-romanticised-cool-thing-to-be-mysterious-so-i-m-down/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [For every album, I feel an obligation to myself to make something that I'm really proud of. But other than that, I make an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/for-every-album-i-feel-an-obligation-to-myself-to-make-something-that/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [I think I'm like most people in that there's a performance I do for everybody in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-think-i-m-like-most-people-in-that-there-s-a-performance-i-do-for/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [My sister's CD collection was my source of music for a long time. When she showed me 'Kid A,' I was really psyched about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/my-sister-s-cd-collection-was-my-source-of-music-for-a-long-time-when/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [All of my songs are trial-and-error until each part is successfully hitting me in the way that I can feel. But I don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/all-of-my-songs-are-trial-and-error-until-each-part-is-successfully/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [Every single time, I just want to make good music that people can listen to 100 times... I want people to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/every-single-time-i-just-want-to-make-good-music-that-people-can/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [I know what a good sentence looks like. I read a lot, so I know what reads well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-know-what-a-good-sentence-looks-like-i-read-a-lot-so-i-know-what/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [I don't feel like I'm that mysterious, I just don't have a lot to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-don-t-feel-like-i-m-that-mysterious-i-just-don-t-have-a-lot-to-say/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [It's not that I don't know about things - but a lot of what I'm doing means one thing to me at one time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/it-s-not-that-i-don-t-know-about-things-but-a-lot-of-what-i-m-doing/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [I remember writing really simple songs on the piano when I was really young. Looking back, I'd play a lot of two-note minor chords…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-remember-writing-really-simple-songs-on-the-piano-when-i-was-really/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [My recording techniques have gotten a lot more systematic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/my-recording-techniques-have-gotten-a-lot-more-systematic/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [I don't like when songs are distinctly happy or sad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-don-t-like-when-songs-are-distinctly-happy-or-sad/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) > [I just couldn't make myself care about school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-just-couldn-t-make-myself-care-about-school/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) [Explore all 100 Alex G quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) ## More Domino quotes > [Domino effect: Once you drop a good idea, the rest will follow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loesje/domino-effect-once-you-drop-a-good-idea-the-rest-will-follow/) [Loesje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loesje/) > [My favorite characters are always the unpredictable ones, and with Domino, you literally never know which way the dice are going to roll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-simone/my-favorite-characters-are-always-the-unpredictable-ones-and-with/) [Gail Simone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-simone/) > [Find the lead domino, and whack away at it until it falls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-w-keller/find-the-lead-domino-and-whack-away-at-it-until-it-falls/) [Gary W. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-w-keller/) > [I was delivering pizzas at Domino's. I was 17 maybe. I liked it a lot. Just driving in the nice weather and listening to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/i-was-delivering-pizzas-at-domino-s-i-was-17-maybe-i-liked-it-a-lot/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [I would listen to Little Richard and Fats Domino and Chuck Berry, and I would listen to how they played their riffs, and after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-wilson/i-would-listen-to-little-richard-and-fats-domino-and-chuck-berry-and/) [Brian Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-wilson/) > [In truth, in the fairy-tale version of bailing out Lehman, the next domino, A.I.G., would have fallen even harder. If the politics of bailing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ross-sorkin/in-truth-in-the-fairy-tale-version-of-bailing-out-lehman-the-next/) [Andrew Ross Sorkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ross-sorkin/) > [Your next step is simple. You are the first domino.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/your-next-step-is-simple-you-are-the-first-domino/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“They call me Domino for obvious reasons. One nudge in the right direction and I'm flat on my stomach.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-cochrane/they-call-me-domino-for-obvious-reasons-one-nudge-in-the-right/) Charlie Cochrane > [“As I sat on the floor in the corner of the concrete block, it felt as if the last domino had fallen in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-heil/as-i-sat-on-the-floor-in-the-corner-of-the-concrete-block-it-felt-as/) [Michael J Heil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-heil/) > [Said you gone put it in yo mouf, I guess I'll sit back and enjoy da show, All you bitches going down so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-porter/said-you-gone-put-it-in-yo-mouf-i-guess-i-ll-sit-back-and-enjoy-da/) [Travis Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-porter/) > [As you have two more huge characters as Cable and Domino, 'Deadpool' is growing, and it's making 'X-Force' franchise bigger and bigger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kapicic/as-you-have-two-more-huge-characters-as-cable-and-domino-deadpool-is/) [Stefan Kapicic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kapicic/) > [“At a very rough estimate, the domino computer we built took six hours to set up and run, which means it could do four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-parker/at-a-very-rough-estimate-the-domino-computer-we-built-took-six-hours/) [Matt Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-parker/) > [ “Sometimes, \[gift\] with depth is all. Memory.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monaristw/sometimes-gift-with-depth-is-all-memory/) Monaristw > [The Domino Effect could stand for anything. It could be just the simple game of the domino rocks falling off one after another, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-lionni/the-domino-effect-could-stand-for-anything-it-could-be-just-the/) [Leo Lionni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-lionni/) > [Domino is all about... as an actress and as the character that is going to be on the screen, you already allude to it:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-liefeld/domino-is-all-about-as-an-actress-and-as-the-character-that-is-going/) [Rob Liefeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-liefeld/) [Browse all 51 Domino quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/domino/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that before I signed to Domino, I was a little more like, 'I gotta do it all,' because I'm trying to get paid, or something. Now I feel a little more secure. Maybe I'm less pretentious now. Maybe I'm more pretentious. 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