Velasquez Quotes & Sayings

When we come to understand architecture as the essential nature of all harmonious structure we will see that it is the architecture of music that inspired Bach and Beethoven, the architecture of painting that is inspiring Picasso as it inspired Velasquez, that it is the architecture of life itself that is the inspiration of the great poets and philosophers. — Frank Lloyd Wright

So struggling for work here has been very good for me, but it's also been very hard to handle rejection. — Patricia Velasquez

I wish we lived in a world where all kids were loved by their parents how I was and am every day. — Lizzie Velasquez

A recurring theme in the book is instinct versus articulation. Although teen services people may know and understand issues on an instinctive level, they must be prepared to articulate these ideas in the face of threats to teen services. — Jennifer Velasquez

Nothing is given to you in this world, so you have to work hard. — Cain Velasquez

I also feel that if you were evil, then next time around you would be very good. — Patricia Velasquez

There was a time when I used to live in Spain that it went really crazy with drugs and stuff like that. — Patricia Velasquez

OK, I've been very wild, but I've never really been the sort of person who goes that crazy! — Patricia Velasquez

I have had three masters, Nature, Velasquez, and Rembrandt. — Francisco Goya

You need good training partners - because you're only as good as your training partners - and a strong desire to always get better. — Cain Velasquez

It takes one person to give you a big chance. — Patricia Velasquez

While wrestling in college as a junior it came to a point where wrestling just wasn't enough for me anymore. I love wrestling, but I felt like I was missing something, and so the striking part about MMA, the boxing and kickboxing, was what got me really interested in MMA. I saw it on TV and I just knew that I wanted to do it. — Cain Velasquez

People say many things, but at the end of the day people can say what they want. — Patricia Velasquez

God loves us faithfully. He loves me and he loves you just as we are, today, right now, right here, no matter where we are or what's going on in our lives. God listens to our words and hears the quiet whispers in our hearts. Each of us is given the opportunity to have a unique relationship with God. — Lizzie Velasquez

When you are tiny like me and it's hard to find clothes that fit you get really creative! I do love fashion though, and it's so fun to play with different things. — Lizzie Velasquez

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are. — Patricia Velasquez

Thank God I had all these family values or who knows where I'd be now. — Patricia Velasquez

I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects. — Patricia Velasquez

Every time you play a bad girl or guy in a movie, you really come from a place of pain. — Patricia Velasquez

The names of great painters are like passing-bells: in the name of Velasquez you hear sounded the fall of Spain; .in the name of Titian, that of Venice; in the name of Leonardo, that of Milan; in the name of Raphael, that of Rome. And there is profound justice in this, for in proportion to the nobleness of the power is the guilt of its use for purposes vain or vile; and hitherto the greater the art, the more surely has it been used, and used solely, for the decoration of pride or the provoking of sensuality. — John Ruskin

You need good coaches with a good gym that teach you the essentials, like boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and pretty much all the stuff that you need to be successful in MMA. — Cain Velasquez

I began dancing when I was just 5, and I never really wanted to become an actress because its what every other model does. — Patricia Velasquez

Kids suffering, with no opportunities for lack of having their basic human needs [met], like food, health, and education, but at the same time, [it] motivates me to keep fighting for them, for the ones less fortunate. — Patricia Velasquez

Hogarth ranks among those pictorial creators who have discovered the expressive force of the brushstroke as well as of color and its harmonies. He makes his entry into art as a reflection of Hals and Velasquez. — Rene Huyghe

If I need something, even a pair of socks, my assistant has to get them for me. — Patricia Velasquez

I do hot yoga. I try to keep one hour a day where I have space to reflect and meditate and take care of me and what is going on inside. This way, I can be a better person to be around. — Patricia Velasquez

Many years ago, I started a foundation [Wayuu Taya Foundation] to help improve the life of Latin American indigenous people, providing them with food, medical attention, education, and also focusing on sustainability. — Patricia Velasquez

I don't think about being undefeated; I don't think about what people say in the media about me, whether it's good or bad; I just don't think of it. — Cain Velasquez

The universe always gives you what you need to grow into the person you are destined to become. — Patricia Velasquez

Anything that propels me to create, like [my book, Straight Walk]. It kept me inspired for almost four years. — Patricia Velasquez

You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move. — Patricia Velasquez

If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies. — Patricia Velasquez

Clothes, thank God I can get them from designers. — Patricia Velasquez

I just have to practice hard, get better, and go out there and win impressively - that's all it comes down to. — Cain Velasquez

It is possible to have second chances. When I thought everything was lost, when I reached bottom and things didn't go my way, the universe gave me a second chance. — Patricia Velasquez

For me, love is a pure, unconditional, nonjudgmental feeling that I feel towards some people and some parts of nature. Most of us love, but the purest love is the one where we take ego out of the equation, and that is the hard part of love, keeping ego aside — Patricia Velasquez

I believe in Michelangelo, Velasquez, and Rembrandt; in the might of design, the mystery of color, the redemption of all things by Beauty everlasting, and the message of Art that has made these hands blessed. Amen. Amen. — George Bernard Shaw

I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting. — Patricia Velasquez

The universe only gives you what you can handle, so trust that whatever is happening to you is exactly what you need. Just trust. Have certainty! — Patricia Velasquez

To me, ultimate happiness is a journey, not a destination. It's not somewhere you end up, it's making choices every day to make yourself happy. — Lizzie Velasquez

I think if I could have a boyfriend like my brothers I'd be really happy. But without the brother thing. — Patricia Velasquez

We [Latinos] must be proud. We have the same rights in the U.S. as anybody else. Instead of crying and getting upset about visa problems and having our families come join us, go fight for your rights. Make yourself a productive individual in the society. — Patricia Velasquez

I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire. — Antonio Lobo Antunes

I have no doubt I was someone very interesting in a past life. — Patricia Velasquez

Know what your strengths are, but also keep in mind what your weaknesses are; always work on your weaknesses. — Cain Velasquez

I try to go through it [emotional pain]; understanding is going to take me to a better place. And I do hot yoga. — Patricia Velasquez

I've challenged Cain Velasquez to a fight three times. He's a little boy who doesn't want to fight. He said no, live on TV. — Tyson Fury

I live in New York and I was only there for 2 weeks all last year. — Patricia Velasquez