Socorro C Ramos Quotes

Inside, the midwife was trying to get Socorro to open her mouth wide and let the pain come out. "Open your mouth," said Angelina, massaging Socorro's neck and shoulders, "and let out what you feel. Don't keep it in, querida, let it out."
Socorro cried softly at first, but little by little she loosened up and she began to let out long, ear-piercing screams.
"Good," said the midwife, "now breathe deeply, deeply, and then cry out again, letting all the pain go out of your body. ~ Victor Villasenor

The purpose of life is to survive,to grow,to accept and adapt changes that happens...And addition to human is to exercise his free will, to learn from experience,to make the most of his time,to live well and to reap what he sow in this life. ~ Balenti Peco Ramos

We have already significant sums of money in our petroleum fund, a fund created by law that includes all the revenues received from the Timor Sea, and invests in conservative, safe, long-term investment portfolios - right now in US Treasury Bonds. ~ Jose Ramos-Horta

Is happiness just bait to lure you through long life? Can happiness have longetivity? Or is it like bubble gum? You chew on it, suck all the sweetness out. Someone bursts your bubble, or you blow too big a bubble and end up with it stuck all over your face. ~ NoNieqa Ramos

The greatest power of bureaucracies is to make the smart act stupid and the good to act evil. ~ Raul Ramos Y Sanchez

Hate is contagious. A few seconds after Donald Trump has told me something hateful, somebody else repeats it. He has legitimized what people only dare say in their kitchens and bedrooms. ~ Jorge Ramos

We do not have a budget support. We are now fully independent in terms of requirements, but we still have a need for development assistance separate from the budget. So all the economic aid we receive is for development assistance. ~ Jose Ramos-Horta

Mexico will never accept U.S. military intervention. Mexicans always remember 1848. ~ Jorge Ramos

I don't think we've asked the right questions, the tough questions, at the right time, in Washington. ~ Jorge Ramos

We do have some assistance from the World Bank but not from the IMF. We are not borrowing yet, but we are considering, in the future, borrowing from the Kuwait Fund to support our infrastructure development. ~ Jose Ramos-Horta

An author of fiction is a god of the world he creates. But it must be a world others want to inhabit. ~ Raul Ramos Y Sanchez

Fear-addled minds swarm around conspiracies like flies around something foul. ~ Raul Ramos Y Sanchez

Book reviewer: Very often a writer who has never been published taking out their frustrations on a writer who has. ~ Raul Ramos Y Sanchez

This whole thing is in my head, that's all. Everything is always IN MY HEAD. But isn't everything in your head? What does it mean for something to be out of your head? ~ NoNieqa Ramos

I believe in being compassionate, ~ Jose Ramos-Horta

In the case of Iraq, notwithstanding the violence there at the moment, the very fact that a hideous regime - responsible for genocide, for the use of chemical and biological weapons, aggression against two neighbors - has been removed in itself is a positive development. ~ Jose Ramos-Horta

We in the Hispanic community are truly tired of both the Democrats and the Republicans promising all of these things during the campaigns and then forgetting about it after the campaigns are over. ~ Jorge Ramos

We need not only one Cesar Chavez; we need a thousand Cesar Chavezes. ~ Jorge Ramos

Free education and health care are essential for the welfare of the population. ~ Jose Ramos-Horta

Zen Buddhism, for example, as practiced by Suzuki, the excellent Japanese mystic, has nothing to do with the superstitious and predjudiced Buddhism that infested Asia for centuries. Sufism, as boasted by the subtle Gurdjeff, totally differs from the Islamism that shouts death to the "infidels." The doctrine of Vivekananda, inspired by his master Ramakrishna, is nothing like the Hinduism that suffocated India for centures of superstious and stupid passivity; the noble mysticism of Martin Buber, the Jewish philosopher, is nothing like the bloody cultural narrowness and tribal elitism of the mosaic orthodoxy. ~ Marcelo Ramos Motta

My only advice is, follow your dream and do whatever you like to do the most. I chose journalism because I wanted to be in the places where history was being made. ~ Jorge Ramos

What's on your shirt?" she asked suddenly. "Darth Vader," I answered briskly. For someone who held me in such obvious contempt, she asked a lot of questions. "So you're a Trekkie." This was a statement rather than a question. I cringed. "Not exactly." "I think Star Trek is silly." "Not ~ James Ramos

I was thinking of murder, mutilation and dessert like Ignacia Sandoval's instructions for delectable empanadas made of minced mother-in-law's tongue (said to induce peace and harmony in your household), or the gonads of your cheating husband (a savory dish to add spice to your lovemaking). ~ Sandra Ramos O'Briant

Hyperbole is the common currency of political debate. ~ Raul Ramos Y Sanchez

Live life to the fullest, always respecting others but more important yourself.

vivi tu visa al maximo, siempre respetando a los demas pero sobre todo ati misma. ~ Isabel Ramos

I try to work every day, even when I'm not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~ Mel Ramos

The easiest emotions for an author to evoke from readers are boredom and confusion. ~ Raul Ramos Y Sanchez

I will go to a nice restaurant in Miami, and no one sitting at the tables will notice me or even know who I am. Then everyone in the kitchen comes out and wants to take a picture. ~ Jorge Ramos

Haz decisiones basada en tu conciencia porque al final del dia tu sola eres la que enfrentaras tus demonios.

Make decisions based on your conscience because at the end of the day you're the one that will face your demons ~ Isabel Ramos

Ronaldinho was virtually unstoppable at his best, as a forward or a playmaker. ~ Sergio Ramos

A foolish way to get around." Hal smiled. "If the gods had meant us to ride horses, they never would have given us ships. ~ John Flanagan

Elie Wiesel says that neutrality only helps the oppressor, never the victim. And I think you can apply that to journalism. ~ Jorge Ramos

Once you are an immigrant, you never forget that you are one. ~ Jorge Ramos

A virtuoso performance. Scott Thompson's biography of the soldier statesman Fidel V. Ramos illustrates the fascinating and complex geography of Filipino politics and its relation with the American hegemon. It's first-rate scholarship and equally first-rate writing. ~ F. Sionil Jose

For the shark, "Evil" is the fisherman's harpoon; for the tarantula, "evil" is the sting of the hunter wasp which was inflicted the day before; he lives but paralyzed, sustenance for the larvae of the wasp. For stupid men, "evil" are the men of genius that try to make them think. ~ Marcelo Ramos Motta

It's a privilege to work as an anchor for Univision, but more important, I am amazed by how Latinos are transforming America. ~ Jorge Ramos

The problem is that she is too pretty. When you are too pretty, the other parts of you do not become strong. ~ Joanne Ramos

The East Timorese government does not believe that we should consider compensation for the victims because there are tens of thousands of people who were, in one way or another, affected by the violence either directly or indirectly. ~ Jose Ramos-Horta

The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression. ~ Jorge Ramos

You gotta dig through the shit to get to the gold. ~ Diego Ramos

A legend is someone becomes immortal by being dead. ~ Adrian Ramos