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" I think religion is a bunch of hooey, and I think that the holidays are an opportunity for people to get stressed out, getting their rush to shop. It's so conformist. "
Ricky Martin
Opportunity
Think
Religion
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" For many years I thought I was bisexual. And then I would ask myself, 'What is bisexual? Does that even exist?' "
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" My goal is to think of nothing when I'm writing a song because too many influences could sabotage a potentially amazing song. "
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" Ignore the ignorant. "
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" I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope. "
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" Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house. "
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" Anything can change in show business; you know how it goes, everything changes from one day to the other. "
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" I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are considered 'losers,' drug traffickers, and that is not fair because that is generalizing. "
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" When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committing suicide because they're gay and it's horrible. "
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Someone
" Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell someone their faith is wrong. "
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" Broadway is another monster. I've been touring since I was 12 years old and I love being on the road - one day you're here, next day it's snowing, and the next you are in a desert and it's 110 degrees. So I guess I'm kind of used to the madness physically that you go to when you are an entertainer. But it's been great. "
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" I don't need anything to live, to be honest. Give me a mattress or a futon on the floor and I'll be the happiest camper. "
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Floor
Anything
" Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity. "
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Help
Hero
" I just want my children to be happy. I want my children to be healthy. "
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Happy
Want
Healthy
" 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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Singing
Business
" I eat everything, that's a problem. I don't have discipline. My favorite dish is the Caribbean. Meat, rice, lots of grains. But I do like to do exercises. Lately, I've been having capoeira classes and lots of cardiovascular exercises, such as jogging and cycling. "
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" I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am. "
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Who
Am
Man
" I hated it when people tried to force me out when I wasn't ready. It was very painful, and it actually pushed me away from doing so. "
Ricky Martin
Doing
Painful
Me
" I always wanted to be a father. I have a beautiful relationship with my dad and beautiful memories. I always knew I was going to have a family. "
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Family
Father
Relationship
" What I like about Broadway is that you are still entertaining. You're standing in front of an audience every night and the critics are not friends at all - and that's good for me as an entertainer because I want to grow. It also gives me the structure of remaining in one city so I can get creative in different ways. "
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" During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all. "
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Two
" Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness. "
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" Sexuality and sensuality are completely different things. Sensuality is something that you're born with. But sexuality is something I leave for my own mirror. "
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" It was really intense for me to start having conversations with God, when according to the man-made laws in my religion - to be homosexual is evil. "
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Religion
" Every night, you fight for that standing ovation at the end of the night. And if you do something wrong, the domino effect is chaotic. And you must not allow yourself to make mistakes whatsoever. So in that case, theater, it's fascinating because of the discipline that you need. "
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" Children aren't just our future. They're our present. "
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" These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed. "
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Me
Power
" The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight. Every writer thinks, I'm the journalist who's going to make him talk. I pray for them. I pray that they get a life and stop living mine! "
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" People don't know this, but I'm going through a lot every time I walk on stage, which is part of doing theater. That's why it's so addictive, I must say. "
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" Proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. "
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