--- title: "10 Years Quotes By Ricky Martin" description: "10 Years quotes by Ricky Martin. Plus more from Ricky Martin and more Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/ricky-martin-1797_listening_during-my-sabbatical-i-spent-two-years-n_1799303.png" --- > [During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/during-my-sabbatical-i-spent-two-years-not-listening-to-my-songs-at/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/ricky-martin-1797_listening_during-my-sabbatical-i-spent-two-years-n_1799303.png) > [Love, acceptance, friends, two kids that I love. I have to take care of myself for them. I've also been a vegetarian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/love-acceptance-friends-two-kids-that-i-love-i-have-to-take-care-of/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/ricky-martin-1797_acceptance_love-acceptance-friends-two-kids-that-i_80633.png) > [For many years I thought I was bisexual. And then I would ask myself, 'What is bisexual? Does that even exist?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/for-many-years-i-thought-i-was-bisexual-and-then-i-would-ask-myself/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/ricky-martin-1797_bisexual_for-many-years-i-thought-i-was-bisexual_510257.png) > [These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/these-years-in-silence-and-reflection-made-me-stronger-and-reminded/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2db/ricky-martin-1797_acceptance_these-years-in-silence-and-reflection-ma_1733232.png) > [I was onstage with Menudo since I was 12 years old. To us, the most successful one was the guy with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/i-was-onstage-with-menudo-since-i-was-12-years-old-to-us-the-most/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a9/ricky-martin-1797_elvis_i-was-onstage-with-menudo-since-i-was-12_1169194.png) > [For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly, and that's the stage.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/for-many-years-there-has-been-only-one-place-where-i-am-in-touch-with/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/ricky-martin-1797_almost_for-many-years-there-has-been-only-one-p_498416.png) > [Before I came out, I had a lot of anger. For years people would ask, 'How are you doing?' and I'd say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/before-i-came-out-i-had-a-lot-of-anger-for-years-people-would-ask-how/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/ricky-martin-1797_anger_before-i-came-out-i-had-a-lot-of-anger-f_321945.jpg) > [When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/when-i-was-9-years-old-i-really-wanted-to-be-in-the-show-business-i/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff1/ricky-martin-1797_any_when-i-was-9-years-old-i-really-wanted-t_2432905.jpg) > [Broadway is another monster. I've been touring since I was 12 years old and I love being on the road - one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/broadway-is-another-monster-i-ve-been-touring-since-i-was-12-years/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/ricky-martin-1797_another_broadway-is-another-monster-i-ve-been-to_1840995.png) > [A lot of people say, 'Wow, you're a single father of twin boys, that's crazy!' Two toddlers can get hectic, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/a-lot-of-people-say-wow-you-re-a-single-father-of-twin-boys-that-s/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/443/ricky-martin-1797_boys_a-lot-of-people-say-wow-you-re-a-single_1237345.png) ## Other authors on Years ## More by Ricky Martin > [“I realized that all things in life are connected and I could no longer go about life without looking within.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/i-realized-that-all-things-in-life-are-connected-and-i-could-no/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [“Everyone has their own path, their own story through which they go at their own pace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/everyone-has-their-own-path-their-own-story-through-which-they-go-at/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [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.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/i-used-to-look-at-gay-men-and-think-i-m-not-like-that-i-don-t-want-to/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [I love witty. I love mental strength. Just being secure. With all the stuff I come with, you have to be someone who is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/i-love-witty-i-love-mental-strength-just-being-secure-with-all-the/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [“Some people may think it is wrong to live life so passionately, but the truth is that ever since I was a very little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/some-people-may-think-it-is-wrong-to-live-life-so-passionately-but/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [Love, acceptance, friends, two kids that I love. I have to take care of myself for them. I've also been a vegetarian for two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/love-acceptance-friends-two-kids-that-i-love-i-have-to-take-care-of/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/i-am-proud-to-say-that-i-am-a-fortunate-homosexual-man-i-am-very/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [“Every single life matters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/every-single-life-matters/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [ It's tiny \[his butt\], what can I do? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/it-s-tiny-his-butt-what-can-i-do/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [The country has to get together and has to do something about this. It reminds me of what happened last year with the tsunami.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/the-country-has-to-get-together-and-has-to-do-something-about-this-it/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [“Everything begins with silence. Once you find the sound of silence, you are able to separate yourself from all that is physical and everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/everything-begins-with-silence-once-you-find-the-sound-of-silence-you/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [“Every day begins like a blank chalkboard, on which each one of us can write the poem of our present and our dreams for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/every-day-begins-like-a-blank-chalkboard-on-which-each-one-of-us-can/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [“I learned that it is very easy to lose yourself in the pain. Pain comes, it seduces you, it plays with you, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/i-learned-that-it-is-very-easy-to-lose-yourself-in-the-pain-pain/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [“It is important to remember that what you do and what you are are not always the same thing. Both are part of life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/it-is-important-to-remember-that-what-you-do-and-what-you-are-are-not/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) > [Buddha's teaching are very simple, you don't have to break your head to understand the message. The part that I like the most from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/buddha-s-teaching-are-very-simple-you-don-t-have-to-break-your-head/) [Ricky Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-martin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/years/ricky-martin/#itemlist", "name": "10 Years Quotes By Ricky Martin", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ricky Martin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-martin/during-my-sabbatical-i-spent-two-years-not-listening-to-my-songs-at/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/ricky-martin-1797_listening_during-my-sabbatical-i-spent-two-years-n_1799303.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/ricky-martin-1797_listening_during-my-sabbatical-i-spent-two-years-n_1799303.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/ricky-martin-1797_listening_during-my-sabbatical-i-spent-two-years-n_1799303.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.” — Ricky Martin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Love, acceptance, friends, two kids that I love. 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