Top 406 Quotes & Sayings by Dominican Authors - Page 7

I try to bring the same energy every game.

Supporting other girls and other women in your surroundings - it could be anything, not necessarily music - it is you giving back to the world.

At the end of the day, the most important goal is to get to the World Series and to win the World Series.

I want to bring light to my music, to women all over the world. I want to illuminate them with power and a voice, to feel special.

You're only going to get better when you work hard and you focus on what you're doing.

On a typical gameday I eat pasta, salad and drink lots of water.

I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.

You want to give your children better than what you had and make them feel like they have everything. But I think there is also a lot of value in making them work for things and allowing them to see other places.

I never thought that buying supplements and vitamins, it was going to hurt anybody's feelings.

Whether you like it or not, the last few years I'd be the first one to tell you I haven't been the Pedro Martinez that I'm used to being.

I'm a baseball fan. I always pulled for where the Dominican players play.

I've always been my own hitting coach.

My parents moved to the states when I was 6, so I was raised by my grandma in the Dominican Republic and didn't see them again until I was 10.

You've gotta stay true to yourself, stay who you are.

The kids look at me, 'Ah, you're my hero.' I want to teach those kids. 'Hey listen, God is my hero. He died on the cross for my sins, and He's the one. That's how I wanna live - like Him - and I want you guys to do the same thing.

What International Women's Day represents to me is a time that gives women their position, honor, and respect, which represents empowerment to all of us.

My favorite part about playing basketball is a chance to play with other people, be in that team atmosphere and have a chance to compete and win every day.

I think very few shows have come into our industry and changed the tempo and the narrative of stories, and 'Once Upon a Time' did that.

One of the times I went to one of the Phillies games, that's when I met Sammy Sosa.

When I was growing up, I was running around; I was a little tomboy. So I was just running around trying to be an athlete and trying to reenact things from TV, but I wasn't really into reading comic books or anything like that.

When I was little, I used to listen to Lauryn Hill, so that's that hip-hop and R&B influence in me.

I had done theater during high school and college, but with my life and everything I had going on, I decided to go for the health field, where there were stable jobs.

I always say a lot of fake friends are the ones I can't get into a fight with, because if I get into a fight with them, it's over.

I loved LeBron when he was in Cleveland. Loved him in Miami. And loved him when he went back to Cleveland.

There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.

All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do.

God is the Man, and there's another Man, Stan 'The Man' Musial in St. Louis.

When I was a kid, I believed in Santa Claus. But it was very tough because in the Dominican... there are not a lot of rich people there.

I sit on the bench, and I watch even my teammates swing, so you can learn from them when they make a bad swing or good swing. I like to watch from the rookie to the veteran player, and that way you can see the difference and learn something from them.

Working with Thalia was a dream come true as a longtime fan of her work.

We're dealing with sophisticated customers. What's most important to these women is individuality. I have to create things she'll want to wear, no matter who she is.

There's a difference between fake hustle for show and being someone who tries hard to win.

I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit.

I'm here to win a World Series. I'm excited to be here with my team. I'm excited to be here with the Dodgers. We've got one goal, which is to win, and we're not going to stop until we get it.

'The Sopranos' was a very East Coast show; 'Heroes' is more organically global.

The way I've always approached it is if we're winning and people want to talk about me, it's fine. If we're losing, then you really get on me, and I'll definitely try to be better to help us win. But I'm fine with it, as long as we're winning and we're playing good basketball.

I always loved playing in New York, where the Yankees fans expect a winning team every year.

In the Spanish league I root for Barcelona and in the Premier League I root for Manchester United.

My father was an outfielder in the Milwaukee system before he hurt his elbow.

I like to think of myself as detail-oriented.

One of the things I'm most proud of in Atlanta is that I had a great relationship with our fans and I think they knew what I was all about. They respected me, showed me nothing but love.

If something happens to me tomorrow, I'm going to go to Heaven, and that's for sure because God's promised to us in the Bible.

If you want to follow some good steps, it would Proverbs, all over.

Cinderella is a little edgy and a little rough around the edges.

Preparation is very important. The pitcher is going to do his job and prepare for you, so you as a hitter must do the same. I always watch videotape of pitchers before the game and even sometimes during.

I feel thankful for the Seattle organization and the city. The fans embraced me right away, and I had a great time there.