111 Quotes by Ricky Martin

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.

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.

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.

Children aren’t just our future. They’re our present.

I’m an artist and you can fantasize about me however you want.

I was onstage with Menudo since I was 12 years old. To us, the most successful one was the guy with the most fans. If you moved your hips and the girls screamed, you were getting it right. Who wouldn’t want to be like Elvis or Jim Morrison!

One day I’m riding a bicycle in my neighborhood, the next day I auditioned for Menudo and was on a plane to perform in front of 200,000 people.

Now I realize that the most profound lessons in the world typically come in the simplest of ways. I had to see, suffer, enjoy, and live what I have lived to arrive at this place of understanding.

I used to look at gay men and think, ‘I’m not like that, I don’t want to be like that, that’s not me.’