Vega Quotes

I didn't go out looking for fights as a kid, but if it was necessary, I'd fight. Fighting was a daily thing where we lived. ~ Suzanne Vega

Well I have to jam but let me know if you want to talk or if, like, you want any additional info on Hsin. I may not be close to him as a person but I'm kind of a Vega lexicon. I've studied him like a creeper for a while. It's a little gross. This obsession should really stop sometime before they think I'm a stalker. ~ Ais

a Fate in the area and light them up like a flare so the Fate'll take care of the problem." Her gut sinking as she thought of Padre Vega, Imelda said, "What would that look like?" "I have no idea, ~ Sara King

Big dress, cocktails, party - I love that. It is my work, but my work allow me to have glamour, to wear beautiful and amazing dresses, to go to big ceremonies. ~ Paz Vega

Become your dream ~ Sara Lequerica De La Vega

I wouldn't characterize my work, however, as directly political. ~ Suzanne Vega

There is no greater glory than love, nor any greater punishment than jealousy. ~ Lope De Vega

My intellect has always been more responsible than my emotions for how I respond to the world. ~ Suzanne Vega

What was I before the war? It's hard to remember that far back. But I think maybe I was human. ~ A.J. Vega

I love you, Hsin," he said hoarsely. "I missed you so much."
"I love you, too." Sin's voice was still thick and husky. "I came back for you. Because I wanted to find you, because I wanted to remember you. ~ Santino Hassell

War's lips quivered as tears welled in his eyes. He fisted his hands in Fain's braids for comfort. 'It's Vega ... she done threw me out and locked the door. She said she don't want no man around her ever again and that so long as I have a penis, I can't come in anymore. I like my penis, Paka, but I love my sister. Do I really have to choose between them? I mean, I guess I'll choose my sister, but I'd really like to keep them both if I could. ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon

Leaders are defined by the decisions they make ... Leaders rise and fall by the decisions they make. ~ Mario Daniel Vega

The air down here doesn't smell of sugar and coffee. It smells damp, rotten. ~ Danielle Vega

I did a couple songs with this hip-hop guy named Tim Dark. He was working in the same studio I've been working in, he heard my music and he said, aw man, I've got to do something with you. ~ Alan Vega

I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age. ~ Suzanne Vega

Asleep by the Smiths
Vapour Trail by Ride
Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel
A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
Dear Prudence by the Beatles
Gypsy by Suzanne Vega
Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues
Daydream by Smashing Pumpkins
Dusk by Genesis (before Phil Collins was even in the band!)
MLK by U2
Blackbird by the Beatles
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Asleep by the Smiths (again!)
-Charlie's mixtape ~ Stephen Chbosky

And I learned a lot from working with this kid, and I think he's gonna be a big star. Remember the name, Tim Dark, because he has something about his voice that's different from all the other rappers, even though his style is similar. ~ Alan Vega

When a casting agent sees me, he kind of knows what he's getting. ~ Alexa Vega

My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway. ~ Yancy Butler

The more you embrace joy, the less room there is for fear. ~ Rikki De La Vega

When you're younger, there aren't very many kid actors. It's a lot easier to get jobs. ~ Alexa Vega

...She wasn't anyone special. She wasn't that brave, that clever or that strong. She was just somebody that felt cramped by the confines of her life. She was just somebody who had to get out. And she did it! She went out past Vega, out past Moulquet and Lambard! She saw places that aren't even there anymore! And do you know what she said? Her most famous quotation? "Anybody could have done it ~ Alan Moore

I am only an actress when they say, 'action' and I stop being an actress when they say, 'cut'. I am a normal person outside of acting. ~ Paz Vega

Personally I have always liked boys, but if it's a girl, marvelous, because I was raised among women. ~ Paz Vega

People said that way back in the early days I was probably one of the first rappers; the reason is that I couldn't sing, so I had to talk! Lou Reed was probably the one who started it all. ~ Alan Vega

I don't know how I didn't kill any one of my sisters. For this one horror film we were making, I made my own harness for my sister. I wrapped her in all these ropes, but then also put a noose around her neck and hung her from a tree. Now I think, 'What if my harness didn't work?' I'm so lucky that nothing ever happened. ~ Alexa Vega

I'm not the new Penelope Cruz. I'm Paz Vega. There's only one Penelope and she's marvellous. ~ Paz Vega

Arson tried to grab him before his face hit the dirt, but it was too late. "Don't touch me. This is where I belong."
"Fine." Arson shrugged, lying down beside him on the ground.
"What are you doing?"
"Helping you," Arson said, placing his hands behind his head. "The first session's free. ~ Estevan Vega

I'd ask my parents to leave the door open just a little bit so I wouldn't be stuck in the prison of my bedroom and mind, the imaginary horrors barring me from entering dreamland. ~ Caspar Vega

If language were liquid, it would be rushing in. Instead here we are in a silence more eloquent than any word could ever be. ~ Suzanne Vega

My family is very traditional, Catholic. ~ Paz Vega

I get to play characters that kind of shock people and I enjoy doing that. I like characters that have meaning and get people in the heart. I want to be able to get people to cry or make people angry or sad. ~ Alexa Vega

I'm angry at this whole damn society. I despise this culture filled with mass produced pornography. I'm proud of myself for not engaging myself with that grotesque product. I'm disgusted at the idea that it's a product to begin with. ~ Caspar Vega

Do you truly believe that life is fair, Senor de la Vega?
-No, maestro, but I plan to do everything in my power to make it so. ~ Isabel Allende

I probably won't be able to hear it until five years from now anyway. That's when I always hear my own music. It takes five years to sit down with it after not hearing it for a couple of years. ~ Alan Vega

We played in Texas about a year ago, at Emo's, the famous country and western club in Austin. And I figured, well, if I'm finally gonna die onstage, that's where it's going to be! ~ Alan Vega

I believe the American dream is still alive and that education and entrepreneurship together are its key enablers. Through the years I have observed the power of this combination when the two forces work in tandem. Together they lead to personal success, business success, and societal success. ~ Ralph De La Vega

When you have the humility to listen to the Bible it does more than enlighten us, it transforms us. ~ Mario Daniel Vega

My name is Luka I live on the second floor. I live upstairs from you, yes, I think you've seen me before. ~ Suzanne Vega

So you eat, you sleep, and then this wonderful child comes out, but you don't feel like you have any control over that process, over her, over her character and who she is. ~ Suzanne Vega

I've brought the traditions from Spain to the United States: spending the afternoons with my husband and my son, enjoying the little things. ~ Paz Vega

That's what my music ... I'm working on a solo record right now, it's gonna be more hip-hop than anything, like electronic hip-hop, futuristic hip-hop. I'm probably gonna be rapping on it. ~ Alan Vega

The beams and bridges cut the light on the ground into little triangles and the rails run round ~ Suzanne Vega

What were you looking at?"
She pointed to a bright star. "Polaris."
He shook his head, and pointed to another part of the sky. "That's Polaris. You were looking at Vega."
She chuckled. "Ah. No wonder I was finding it unimpressive."
He leaned back and stretched his long legs out. "It's the fifth brightest star in the sky."
She laughed. "You forget I am one of five sisters. In my world, fifth brightest is last." She looked up. "With apologies to the star in question, of course."
"And are you often last?"
She shrugged. "Sometimes. It is not a pleasant ranking."
"I assure you, Pippa. You are rarely last. ~ Sarah MacLean

Joy is like air. We take it for granted, until it's not there. Then we know, desperately, how much it is needed ~ Rikki De La Vega

It was humanoid in form but it was certainly not a person. Its big upside-down teardrop shaped head was covered in blood yet I could still see it pulsating as if there was a big heart stuck inside its forehead, next to the brain, aching to pop out. ~ Caspar Vega

Having to go back and forth between school and filming would sometimes be frustrating because I loved school. It was my chance to be around other people my age. But when you're leaving school to go to a set that's filled with kids your age, then it's fine. ~ Alexa Vega

Marty and I are playing with the same intensity. That's the beautiful thing, man, we're actually better now than ever, probably more intense now than ever, tighter now than ever. ~ Alan Vega

Are you going to threaten to kill anyone?" Vega asked dryly.
Even though he knew she wasn't being completely serious, the truth was, he would kill someone if they attempted to harm her. "I won't threaten anyone." Which was the truth. If he had to act, he would just kill, not bother with meaningless threats. ~ Katie Reus

I guess if you are making more money than your mom and dad, you can set your own boundaries. ~ Alexa Vega

Sup, man," said Rico Vega, joining me in the back of Spanish class. "'Sup," I answered. "How can they let you take Spanish when that's what you speak half the damn time?" "Why they let a bunch of gueros take English? You gringos gotta be stupid if you ain't got it down in eighteen years. ~ Katie McGarry

Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life. ~ Suzanne Vega

Vega, death is only fear. Without fear, there is no death. Without death, there are no bars. Without bars, there is only freedom. ~ David Baldacci

I did a film called The Jesuit, which was an independent film. I did that shortly after Mistresses. I was still feeling soft and I was nursing, but it was a character I'd never played before. That was a Paul Schrader script, with an up-and-coming Mexican director, named Alfonso Ulloa. That has Tim Roth and Paz Vega in it, and I enjoyed that, as well. ~ Shannyn Sossamon

I'm sure the movie industry is going up but I would love to see more Chinese films about contemporary Chinese about the problems of life on the street. ~ Paz Vega

My days are filled with you, and for that I am more grateful than you could ever know ~ Kennedy Vega

…Do not discount the value of luck. It is a hidden and unseen attribute in a man that will save him when nothing else can - learn to embrace it. ~ A.J. Vega

All right, then, I'll say it: Dante makes me sick. ~ Lope De Vega

Vega, you got some major balls harassing my girl. ~ Katie McGarry

I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends. ~ Alexa Vega

I love working with Darren Lynn Bousman. He is such a cool director with really great ideas. ~ Alexa Vega

I've been through a marriage, and I'm still very fond of my ex-husband; but if I've learned anything, it's that relationships are about compromise. ~ Alexa Vega

I felt, this is what I want to be in my life. I want to be an actress. ~ Paz Vega

Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the world is a civil place with certain formalities that people follow, but I don't see things that way. My own experience tells me that life is not like that. ~ Suzanne Vega

For me, everything is cool. ~ Paz Vega

They don't like me at all," Bunny said, " I went through puberty a little earlier than expected, that's all,"
A dark-brown eyed girl with a bowl-shaped haircut named Evelyn Vega pressed her index finger to her forehead. "Why don't we express a different kind of love, like the shopaholics we are?" She said. ~ Tiffany Fulton

It just seemed to me, that if you valued a thing, you found ways to keep it from being compromised. ~ R.K. Lilley

One press of a button at the end of this, and the Vega cartel was going to become intimately acquainted with the meaning of crash and burn. Zane ~ Abigail Roux

The Internet has become a tool to pick on people and ruin someone's life. I don't think parents realize what's going on. ~ Alexa Vega

I'm going to see you now Papa… you better run... ~ A.J. Vega

Asian people have a unique way about them and a different sense of beauty. It's exotic to me. I like they way Asians project their feelings. There's a hardness to the culture, but at the same time there's a delicateness. ~ Paz Vega

Don't uncork what you can't contain ~ Suzanne Vega

My ambition is to not have to work any more. In 10 years I want to stop, and I want to be living with my family, taking care of my house. I want to be a housewife. ~ Paz Vega

Here are a few of the actors who have brought my novels to TV life: Bill Pullman, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand, Julian Sands, Gena Rowlands, Rob Lowe, Julia Ormond, Chelsea Hobbs, Tate Donovan, Anne Heche, Max Martini, Campbell Scott, Kimberly Paisley-Williams, Alexa Vega, and the late legends Richard Kiley and Kim Hunter. ~ Luanne Rice

How do you let magic die?" I said slowly. I didn't know why, but I felt a great sense of loss at this. "By not using it. By not believing in it anymore. Belief, having faith in something, is a very powerful thing, Vega. ~ David Baldacci

But it was great, we sit in the same dressing room where, like, Johnny Cash sat and Willie Nelson and all those guys. That was in itself something amazing - I was on the same space these guys stood on, ya know? ~ Alan Vega

I fingerpick a lot because I can get more of a range of feeling from the guitar than I can when I bash away with a pick. ~ Suzanne Vega

Columba, Lepus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Orion, Taurus, Aldebaran, Gemini, Pollux, Castor, Auriga, Capella, the Pleiades, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Polaris, Draco, Cepheus, Vega, the Northern Cross, Cygnus, Deneb, Delphinus, Andromeda, Triangulum, Aries, Cetus, Pisces, Aquarius, Pegasus, Fomalhaut. ~ Mark Helprin

Experience really does make you better, man. ~ Alan Vega

When you have people catering to you non-stop, you lose it. You need someone to kick you in the butt every now and then! ~ Alexa Vega

I still feel conflicted because I don't always get to spend as much time with my daughter as I'd like, given my work. ~ Suzanne Vega

Take every gain without showing remorse about missed profits, because an eel may escape sooner than you think. ~ James De La Vega

That's something - you laugh about Eminem ... It's funny, man, because I didn't like him when he first came out, ya know. It seemed like a big joke. But I think the guy's for real, and I like his lyrics! ~ Alan Vega

I'm allowed to be afraid, I remind myself, taking a deep breath of the hot, stale hallway air. I'm just not allowed to run away. ~ Danielle Vega

Whatever happens, whatever her final words are to me, I won't turn into one of those pricks who badmouth their exes out of boredom and bitterness. I'll cherish the time we had together. That's what's up. You know damn well it was a great time, stop the faking. ~ Caspar Vega

I'm showing some of my sculptures in Holland in the spring, so we'll see. ~ Alan Vega

My mom sent me to regular high school because she wanted me to have that experience and not say that I missed out, but I didn't like it at all. I'm more comfortable in the world that I'm in, I grew up in it so when I get around normal kids in regular high school I don't know what to do. I feel more secure in an adult environment. ~ Alexa Vega

Don't get me wrong, I'm going to play the young role as long as I can because once that ship has sailed, there's no getting back on it. ~ Alexa Vega

I'm already a tiny person, so now I'm trying to go to the gym to add muscle. I need it! ~ Alexa Vega

We're improving and taking our levels of customer satisfaction higher and higher ... Our customers are happier than they were before. ~ Ralph De La Vega

I was always inventing characters and making up stories. ~ Suzanne Vega

I interjected saying one would generally have to be human to have human rights. ~ Caspar Vega

We're never separating again. Fucking never ~ Santino Hassell

I always said I was never gonna be an entertainer, Suicide was never supposed to be entertainment. ~ Alan Vega

My husband is from Venezuela and he cries when he needs to cry! ~ Paz Vega

But of course it's always gonna be Suicide, our fingerprints, ya know? You can't ever get rid of that. ~ Alan Vega

I want to get people thinking. ~ James De La Vega

How would you like to be in the middle of a Vega sandwich? ~ Santino Hassell

There are challenges in terms of the measurement of VAR for what are known as nonlinear derivatives, where things like gamma and vega are important dimensions of the risk. ~ John Hull

I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre. ~ Alexa Vega