Carlos Pena, Jr. famous quotes

07-19-2025

Here's the thing, back in the day, a lot of guys would make fun of me, that I would sing and dance, that I was a cheerleader. But I kept my head on straight. I had goals.
-- Carlos Pena, Jr.

#Cheerleading #Fun #Goal
Growing up with my dad, whenever I wanted to try something, he would let me try it but he wouldn't let me give up on it. If soccer was too tough and I said, 'I'm going to quit,' he'd be like, 'No, you're going to try everything and keep going at it'.
-- Carlos Pena, Jr.

#Soccer #Giving Up #Growing Up
I had one drama teacher who was amazing, Ms. Perkins. She really tried to inspire me and get me going.
-- Carlos Pena, Jr.

#Teacher #Drama #Inspire
I was 13 and at summer camp when I had my first kiss.
-- Carlos Pena, Jr.

#Summer #Kissing #First Kiss

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.
I don't know, Y'know, I always wanted to be one of those cheerleader girls and I never was that, and I was never sort of cute and perky, and I always thought it was fun to be cute and perky, and those, I don't know what those girls are doing now.
I was a soccer cheerleader. It doesn't get nerdier than that. I was fired from the soccer cheerleading squad after one year, which I believe to this day is unprecedented. You have to understand, no one went to the soccer games. In fact, I believe part of my duties as a cheerleader was to bake brownies for the team.
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?
It's fun to be creative and innovative and come up with something crazy. So I need people to work with who are not going to be afraid to take it to the left a bit.
My goal? To test out every diet and exercise regimen on planet earth and figure out which work best. I sweated, I cooked, I learned to pole dance. In the end, I lost weight, lowered my cholesterol and doubled my energy level. I feel better than I ever have.
India must achieve the real goal?that is energy independence or an economy which will function well within total freedom from oil, gas or coal imports.
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal
I demand pretty aggressive goal setting and a commitment to measured progress towards those goals because I don't like surprises. I don't even like good surprises.
One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious.

Carlos Pena, Jr. famous quotes

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