Top 661 Quotes & Sayings by Puerto Rican Authors - Page 7

Art has to be reflective of our society.

Sometimes I'd have breakfast in Guatemala and go to sleep in Mexico.

I want everyone to identify with my tracks and for all of us to be part of it in some way or another.

I told God, 'I don't want a man. I don't want more gold albums. The only thing I want is the love, friendship, and presence of my mother.' And God gave it to me.

For me, it's quite important, my inner being, my - in my work, if I can give a person a little encouragement, a little warm hand in a moment that they really need me.

I don't understand it, but every horror film is huge. I would consider one, but I don't know if my heart would be in it.

I figure if I keep my spirit in shape, the bones will take care of themselves.

The total eclipses of the sun are very special and have been associated with wars, famines, floods, unprecedented climate changes and the death or birth of dictators, rulers, presidents and kings, especially near the area where the total eclipse occurs.

You make a decision whether you just work on the script and believe in every moment and pick out every moment, or if you sit down and memorize lines. Once you really dig into a script, learning lines becomes almost second nature.

Walter is a force of nature, without beginnings and endings.

Especially as a title-holder, you can do great things with charities, because people suddenly care about what you have to say. I wanted to make a difference, which is why I created the Queen of the Universe pageant. I want to change all of those stigmas in the beauty pageant world.

That's my plan in the offseason: to work hard and to try to play as many games as I can and stay healthy.

I have played Polynesian. I have played an Arabian girl. I played an East Indian girl. And what was so confusing about that, which I mention in my book, is that I assumed I had to have an accent. Nobody said anything, so I made up what I call the universal ethnic accent, and they all sounded alike. It didn't matter who I was playing.

Golf is the only sport that a professional can enjoy playing with his friends.

'Despacito' was a song that, from the time I started writing it, I felt that its hook was really catchy and powerful but at the same time very simple.

I'm a fan of small venues that showcase emerging talent in the most organic way.

I'm a person who perseveres. You know, you fall down, you get up.

I'll live in Puerto Rico until the day I die.

My mother always gives the best advice. When I left Puerto Rico to pursue my dreams, she always supported me and said to me, 'I'm never going to cut your wings, so don't let anyone else do that to you.' That has been my philosophy through life. I want to share that valuable lesson with my little girl someday.

I've wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little boy.

Some people don't understand that I - as an artist and a person - I want to make my own decisions and create the music that I personally like.

I grew up on Avenue C, and Tompkins Square Park was my park. That was where I played ball every day. I lived in that park.

As a pop artist by definition, you have to learn to adapt.

Just seeing my name on the ballot as a top three finalist for the Most Valuable Player title in the National League brings me great satisfaction because this accolade means a lot.

The most important thing is loving what you do, this is the craft of the heart.

Ultimately, I'm not doing that much. I'm only doing what a human being who feels wants to do - in my way, without stepping out of my flow, while staying in my lane. Without, I guess, boring people.

I've always been surrounded by many great people and professors, but my family, especially my mom who was a teacher, was the person who encouraged me to study and pushed me to continue. When we're young, we don't understand why our parents bug us so much with school and doing homework, but it's a blessing to have that support at home.

The camera never lies, man. I've learned that. If you allow it, it will see right through you, which is kind of cool.

It's in my blood to work in music.

I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me in something meaningful.

My main role is to help the team. And I love that role. And I love that my teammates feel comfortable coming to me.

I tried to give the world a bit of creativity, lyrics. And for me, I will always represent music from Puerto Rico, reggaeton, Latin music.

Go learn the language. Go take some acting lessons. Start from zero like everybody else.

Winning the first championship is a goal for any boxer, and it means a lot to reach it.

I am not exactly Mrs. Good Housekeeping, although I love to cook, bake, even iron, but only because it's not mandatory.

God did not want me to be a blind beggar on the street, alone and bitter. He gave me music, first to be my companion and then to be my salvation.

I cleaned up my image.

I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.

Why not travel, why not see the rest of the world, why not experience life? It's beautiful! Phenomenal!

I wanted to be like Tupac.

Simple goes a long way.

I actually like working out. It's such a stress reliever when you're just focusing on yourself and not thinking about anything else except the music and your body.

I love trap music and street music.

I honestly eat chocolate all day long. I do realize how blessed I am to be able to eat what I want and not have to live in the gym.

I interned for the Knicks for one year doing community relations, but I absolutely hated it. It was a desk job, and the team was not good at all, and I didn't realize how much that correlated to the office. It was just gray, gloomy days.

Watching Madonna puffing on a cigar on David Letterman's show, I thought, 'Gosh, she's feeling so India! All she needs is long, black hair and a trip to the Caribbean to burn her skin up.'

I have to make this love affair believable enough. It's very European.

In my music and my life, I'm honest with my feelings, and people appreciate that. That's just the way I am.

I'd like to see more beauty campaigns for girls who are mixed Latina and black.

I'm so damn lucky to still be here at 85. If I get a hangnail, I don't dare complain! Life is good. I wake up humming.

I don't want to be on such a strict diet that I don't have fun. So if I eat sweets, I'll just put in more of an effort when I go to the gym.

I don't think kneeling during the anthem is such a bad thing.

Imagine somebody says you are going to die in a few weeks; I'd really rather not know.

I'm working with UNESCO on a project called 'Thirst,' which educates children all over China and promotes awareness to the fact that 300 million people in China do not have access to water.

Music is not supposed to rile you up. Music is something to bring you down.

I have to be very humble. I know that anything I do is through God. Through me, God can make a miracle. The most you can do is to think and create all love, all grace, all power, all health. When you do that, amazing things can happen. But the day I think that I'm doing a miracle myself is a foolish day for me.

From the moment that I was born, I knew that I was not like everybody.

I never had a childhood. I started working when I was 7 years old. I got $1 a day getting water for the workers at the sugar cane plant.

From 1969 to 1973, I was never played on radio stations.

I always believe, as a woman, it's powerful to be able to pull your own body weight and be able to defend yourself.