Ricky Martin Quotes

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

I began to see myself as someone who can help others understand diversity rather than feeling like a social outcast. Ellen taught me to not care about other people's opinions. She taught me to be truthful. She taught me to be free. I began to live my life in love and complete acceptance. For the first time I had truly accepted myself.

The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination. ... until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life.

You don't need to exorcise your personal demons onstage.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness - all of the things that in our heart of hearts we wish we had - outside of us.

It took me several years to figure out who I am and a few more to accept what I discovered. Now, I'm in the enjoyment stage of that process and it's a happy place.

'Kaafir' has come along because I have never been more aligned with my truth.

Me finding my confidence took me a while, but now I love that I went through everything I did before to get to where I am now.

If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play.

What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.

George Foreman. A miracle. A mystery to myself. Who am I? The mirror says back. The George you was always meant to be. Wasn't always like that. Used to look in the mirror and cried a river.

I think the whole mission of being here on Earth is to accept what you have, and my journey was to accept my own life and not pretend anything else. I think that's what we all struggle with.

It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it.

There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not anymore what you will become. It is what you are and always will be.

This is my spiritual journey through life, my way of making sense of the world. I don't need permission from anyone or accolades from anyone; it is completely internal.

It's not always easy to identify your own voice. It comes with time.

Man shall find his anchorage in self-recognition.

You can run, run, run away from a lot of things in life, but you can't run away from yourself. And the key to happiness is to understand and accept who you are.

The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.