Ricky Martin (Enrique Martín Morales) Quotes
When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist. I would grab a wooden spoon and I would start singing, even if it was for my uncles and my aunts. And I would just sing any lah-lah song.
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Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's a certain kind of academic who undervalues realism, largely because it is not amenable to endless exegesis.
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I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.
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I've been busy and need to slow my little tail down and sit and meditate somewhere. I do my walking meditations every day, but just to sit still. Just to be in one place and just to be quiet.
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Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young; he can finish and is very good. He just needs to adapt to English football, and he will. He is intelligent and a good player.
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I've been a victim in every film I have done so far. It would be nice to play someone who doesn't get killed for once. Then again, I am getting really good at screaming and fake tears.
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Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album.
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Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
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I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.
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I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success.
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My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
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I strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the American people is more important than party politics.
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I do think people are definitely sick of the Kardashians.
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The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.
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My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together.
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Although I'm not from London originally: I moved down here when I was 16, so it's played a part in my life. It's where I've lived for all that time.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't.
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First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six.
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Not really. I thought it was going to be but never really got around to writing about anything in particular. Just a lot of instant song composing and regular themes that I wouldn't even want to elaborate on...
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I really just want to change the way women think about themselves.
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When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist. I would grab a wooden spoon and I would start singing, even if it was for my uncles and my aunts. And I would just sing any lah-lah song.
