Varenka Rodriguez Quotes

What I will not do is continue to perpetuate stereotypes. I'm the daughter of a maid; why do I have to also play a maid? My mom was a maid so I didn't have to be a maid. ~ Gina Rodriguez

Your commitment to Jesus is a beautiful thing, but it will eventually dwindle down, unless you fully understand His commitment to you. ~ Carlos A. Rodriguez

With a Socialist government, there will not be a national surplus whilst there continues to be inequality. ~ Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Mexico was most powerfully my father's smile and not, as you might otherwise imagine, not language, not pigment. ~ Richard Rodriguez

The most difficult thing in baseball is to be consistent. You can have one good year, but if the next is bad you're defrauding everyone. ~ Francisco Rodriguez

If you're just creative, you'll always have to rely on technical people. If you're creative and technical, you're unstoppable. ~ Robert Rodriguez

I moved into the garage at my mom's house, she wouldn't let me into the house, and the garage didn't have any running water. It did have electricity though, but it didn't have any running water, no bathroom. But, you know, it was great for me because I had my books there. ~ Luis J Rodriguez

[There is] type [of actors ]a true thespian who doesn't give a flying rat's ass what it is as long as it's deep, powerful, and painful, and they will dive in headfirst. I really respect those people. Meryl Streep is amazing at it. ~ Michelle Rodriguez

I'd stare up at the sky and just dream a lot. Still do. I dreamed that I didn't belong here, that I was going to travel a lot. ~ Michelle Rodriguez

It is hard to ignore that is reality. But, at the same time, it still comes down to sound baseball decisions, farm systems and then execution on the field by the players. There are a lot of components to that (other) than just saying it is the highest salary. ~ Alex Rodriguez

Latin men love Latin women, it is part of the culture, we celebrate women in a very special way and I think that is present in my work. I do it by making them beautiful, sensual. ~ Narciso Rodriguez

I want to be known as a good major-leaguer, and good major-leaguers work to become good. ~ Alex Rodriguez

Gender equality is more successful than armed force ~ Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Living organisms were not independently created, but have descended and diversified over time from common ancestors. And thus, no other biological theory so elegantly explains this. Evolutionary theory has withstood the test of time - by way of vicarious experimentation, observation, analysis, and relentless criticism, though opposing viewpoints still cling to the concept of "design." As a person of the biological sciences, I cannot subscribe to such misguided notions that suggest static biological states. Clearly, proper examination of the natural world reveal evolutionary trajectories - some random, others nonrandom - and all having observable genetic implications. It is only when we apply evolutionary explanations to living systems that it becomes ever so clear. The world was not specifically designed with us in mind, but rather we long since adapted and conformed to our surroundings, only giving it the illusionary appearance of "design. ~ Tommy Rodriguez

viva la vida loca(live the crazy life) ~ Luiz J. Rodriguez

Maybe I exclude myself from that genre by not getting dressed up often enough, by acting ghetto most of the time, and running around in sweats and Timberlands. ~ Michelle Rodriguez

Not everyone is nice and good to work with or grateful for the experience. ~ Jai Rodriguez

In novelas, sometimes you get the most ridiculous situations, but you make the best of it. But novelas are a very special genre. ~ Genesis Rodriguez

Narciso Rodriguez was my first fashion big brother. He made my wedding dress, which was wonderful. ~ Claire Danes

No player should have to go through what I have been dealing with, and I am exhausting all options to ensure not only that I get justice, but that players' contracts and rights are protected through the next round of bargaining. ~ Alex Rodriguez

Eventually I went back to high school. I went to a coaching center in my neighborhood. I had to leave the homeless situation because it was so bad and I knew that I was falling deeper and deeper. ~ Luis J Rodriguez

There are choices you have to make not just once, but everytime they come up. ~ Luis J Rodriguez

Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game. ~ Paul Rodriguez

I also love the makers of South Park, because they're political, strong, and they're making all of these comments that would get you shot for if you did it in a drama. ~ Michelle Rodriguez

Appearances can be misleading. You just never know what's inside someone until he's tested. ~ Daniel Rodriguez

I wouldn't want to sacrifice the last years that I have of being youthful in this business to have kids. ~ Michelle Rodriguez

Naturally, people are curious about how my real mom feels about me having a TV mom. ~ Rico Rodriguez

For me, it is exciting to see a woman take a chance and wear something out of the ordinary. ~ Narciso Rodriguez

Ever director has at least 10 bad films in them. ~ Robert Rodriguez

My mom means the world to me. She's always been the one to get me up early for work, help me with my make up and hair, and just be there to support me in whatever I do. She always makes sure that no matter what, I'm happy in what I'm doing. ~ Raini Rodriguez

I had all this anxiety about what it meant to be a minority. My professors - the same men who taught me the intricacies of language - just shied away from the issue. They didn't want to talk about it, other than to suggest I could be a "role model" to other Hispanics - when I went back to my barrio, I suppose. ~ Richard Rodriguez

It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better. ~ Alex Rodriguez

Of course, San Diego chooses not to regard the two cities as one. Talk about alter ego: Tijuana was created by the lust of San Diego. Everything that was illegal in San Diego was permitted in Tijuana. When boxing was illegal in San Diego, there were boxing matches in Tijuana; when gambling was illegal, there was always Tijuana. ~ Richard Rodriguez

The parking lot is hidden by thickets of scrub and at a field's distance from the mission compound. Yes, you can imagine the solitude of the landscape; you can imagine the hardness of the life. Perhaps I was expecting too much. La Purísima reminds me of nothing so much as those churches the Soviet government used to ridicule by making of them shrines to history. La Purísima is Williamsburg and Sutter's Fort and worse. The state's [California's] insistence that here are matters only of fact is depressing, the triumph of history over memory. ~ Richard Rodriguez

If I cannot give consent to my own death, whose body is this? Who owns my life? ~ Sue Rodriguez

Don't look for excuses to lose. Look for excuses to win. ~ Chi Chi Rodriguez

The moon is made round by the right hand of God.
The moon is made crescent by His left.
But it is God's heart that makes my love for you forever. ~ Deborah Rodriguez

The main priority of the Socialist Party is education. ~ Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Staying healthy is about really listening to your mind and body. They will both let you know when you're doing things the right way for you. And when you're not. You just need to be honest with yourself and listen to what they're saying. ~ Adam Rodriguez

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything. ~ Alex Rodriguez

I always wanted to be a stay-at-home dad making art, making movies. ~ Robert Rodriguez

[It's] hard to fully enjoy your time on Earth without having your health. Ask anyone battling health issues - most especially, issues that could have been avoided. For me, I read food labels, I seek out places to purchase the best-quality foods available to me, and I inquire about how they are produced (meats and fruits/vegetables). ~ Adam Rodriguez

Art is the heart's explosion on the world. Music. Dance. Poetry. Art on cars, on walls, on our skins. There is probably no more powerful force for change in this uncertain and crisis-ridden world than young people and their art. It is the consciousness of the world breaking away from the strangle grip of an archaic social order. ~ Luis J Rodriguez

After the second chapter of Days of Obligation, which is about the death of a friend of mine from AIDS, was published in Harper's, I got this rather angry letter from a gay-and-lesbian group that was organizing a protest against the magazine. It was the same old problem: political groups have almost no sense of irony. ~ Richard Rodriguez

Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it. ~ Alex Rodriguez

I'm sort of a straight shooter. ~ Elizabeth Rodriguez

There are different types of bullying; one of the biggest ones out there right now is cyberbullying. I had the privilege of filming an 'Austin & Ally' episode centered on cyberbullying, how it can get out of control, the ups and downs that you feel, and how to deal with it. ~ Raini Rodriguez