Top 406 Quotes & Sayings by Dominican Authors - Page 6

Women have a voice; they're empowered, and they're heard.

I always drank chocolate milk growing up and I remember my grandmother would always have it when I would visit her in the Dominican Republic - that's when it all started.

I hustle, I run down the line, I do whatever I can to win ball games. Those are the only things we can control as baseball players.

I'm open to play for anybody that would give me respect, treat me the right way, and actually going to make me feel comfortable.

When I went up there it was with one goal was to win a championship. Obviously that didn't happen but I don't have one bad thing to say about my time in Boston.

It's not easy for an artist, especially for a girl. But you know, you just have to work very hard, persist, trust what you have, your essence.

I was surrounded by sisters. My childhood was all women.

When I was a kid, I liked to enjoy the game. I play good when I enjoy the game. If I get too serious in the game, I won't play the way I'm supposed to play. That's the way I am, always. I like to be happy, and I have a lot of energy.

Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it's a letdown after the show is over. It's done. Something you've worked on for months is just over.

I'm very very high on 'Ozark.' I was very excited about it. The season three finale blew my mind.

I like to run a lot. I like to chase the ball.

Any time you can get easy baskets, it's a big deal.

You can't say that being a fan is more serious, because players are trying to do better in order to get paid better.

Sammy Sosa? Everybody knew who Sammy was, paid attention to Sammy. I had already signed in pro ball when he had the great homer year with Mark McGwire in '98. But I followed it, and I was proud of him because he was my countryman. There are a lot of great ballplayers from the Dominican, and he's one of the best.

We live in an era of globalization and the era of the woman. Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.

I come to play everyday.

I will always be the first Latina Cinderella, so I always have that to take with me, and I'm very proud of that. I believe that it was a life-changing experience for me.

Acting has always been my passion.

It's an honor to be the voice for girls who are not scared and who want to have someone to connect with.

I love 'Boardwalk Empire.'

I get a lot of kids distracted. Sometimes they got to go cover left field, but they're over here talking to me, getting an autograph.

Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.

I can't tell you how much it means for the Dodgers' front office, who were already winning without me, to bring me over to help win a championship. Hopefully, I can help deliver that.

I'm not American.

He means as much as Roberto Clemente does to Latin people. Thank God I had the opportunity to know him. I wish my kids had the opportunity to be around him, because that's how I want my kids to live their lives. I want them to be like Stan Musial. Not the baseball player. The person. That's the respect I have for that man.

Nobody likes to lose. I'm not going to be happy and excited about that, but I'm still going to be me because I know from the bottom of my heart there's going to be a next game; maybe try to win the next game.

I feel I have a responsibility to carry out the immigrant story, since it's one that I hold very dear to my heart, since my story is similar in a lot of ways.

My first year in Japan was very tough, just like my first year in the minors. But at least there I had a lot of Dominican people and Latin people I can talk to. If you don't have anybody to talk to, you can get depressed. But if you find someone who talks your language, it's easier.

I'm a winner, I play to win, I want to make good things go on around me.

I'm the kind of guy always looking to eat the best that I can and I've worked with a few different nutritionists.

I want to keep representing for all Latinos - for men, women, young girls, and young kids that have a dream.

The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.

When I was young, people would say I was ugly, but I never saw that. I would look in the mirror and say, 'They're idiots. You are so cute!'

'Makossa' is from Africa, and it means 'dance.' It's also the name for this type of music. In my song, I decided to mix in some Jamaican sounds, like the steel drums.

Playing in New York is special to me because you are surrounded by so many communities and a strong Latin community, including the Washington Heights neighborhood. I come to Washington Heights for real Dominican food that reminds me of my hometown, and it's a great place to visit.

For a nutrition tip, try implementing quinoa into your diet. It's a high source of protein.

Being an immigrant gives you so much courage.

Anaheim is not like Los Angeles, where there are more people and more paparazzi. You don't have that in Anaheim. It's more laid-back.

For me, baseball is everything.

That's the key to becoming successful in this industry: to dare and to not be afraid.

There'd be days I was in the locker room with my dad doing media, and there'd be other days that I'd be with my mom in the press box and just kind of looking at stuff from that point of view. I'd see guys writing stories after the game and stuff like that. So it was cool to me to see both sides.

In order to be successful you need to have a good team with a good core, so my whole thing is that I was always encouraging my teammates, and I try to lead them by example to play together, to play as a team.

Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.

I keep active because I have not announced my retirement, because that is something that takes time and you have to plan it. Plus, it is something that the Dominican people expected.

I have done some pretty dumb things. I am not going to lie. I see the things I have done. And I have done some dumb things.

I'm going to be done when I've decided that I'm done.

Concussions, you have to be really honest with yourself, and sometimes that's hard to do.

Don't let the ball hit you. Catch it or get out of the way. And if you get out of the way, that's when you have to stop playing.

I'm made in the Dominican. I'm from baseball country.

I'm the same guy I've always been. I'm the same guy now as when I was hitting 50 home runs. I don't change.

A lot of the books I read are in Spanish. There's this great author, Garcia Marquez.

Music is so unpredictable, but it's universal.

A lot of people think I just came to this game to make the money and go home. I love this game. I play because I love it.

I don't know why sportswriters always have to write bad things about Joaquin Andujar.

The best advice-giver in my family definitely has to be my mom.

I doubt that I will get involved with politics. That's something I don't have in me.

For a number of years, I wasn't consuming any dairy and suffered some injuries. At the time, I wasn't taking advantage of a wholesome diet with dairy and cheese and milk. Once I started implementing the dairy, including chocolate milk, I started to feel the difference.

Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.

America was built by immigrants. Immigrants come here for work - to contribute and get to a better place. That's my story. It's a story of hope.

Obviously, I'm a shortstop at heart. I want to continue to play shortstop.