Gloria Estefan Quotes

I'm very excited about this wonderful opportunity to take part in the evolution of a company that is integral to the Hispanic community and a powerful force in all areas of the media.

You want your fans to like what you do, because it's coming from your heart and soul. You write it, you produce this thing. It's like your baby.

Music has been one of the most beautiful things in my life and will always be a very big part of who I am and what I do.

Everything's funny for God's sake. Everything.

Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.

There's some people that are 24 hours with the baby and it doesn't make a difference. They could be anywhere.

We kiss and hug our kids a lot! And even now when our son lives 3,000 miles away, we talk every day, sometimes several times.

How can we expect something positive to come from all the negative that we put into this world?

Neither. I did not bring my crown, and the last thing I would want to do is get into politics.

She [then nine-year-old daughter Emily] grew up with 'The Rhythm is Gonna Get You,' Well . . . It got her!

Those of you who speak only English, applaud [audience applause]. Those of you who speak only Spanish, applaud [audience applause]. [In mock incredulity] Then how do you know what I just said?

I love Gershwin. I love musicals.

The last thing I wanted to do was put politics into my music... because music was my escape.

Of course in Miami, not denouncing Fidel Castro at every turn is almost as bad as saying Gloria Estefan can't sing.

I spent my childhood alone, overweight and ugly, angry at everything, and knowing nothing of a life beyond this sadness.

I'm happy and I have a great life.

When I write a song it's always from the point of view: makes the song the best it can be.

Love you all the time, 'cause when I close my eyes, I still can see your smile, it's bright enough to light my life

I spent 15 years on the road between touring and recording and I never saw anything. I want to enjoy life.

I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy.

Family has always been the number one priority no matter what happens anywhere else.

I'm in great shape considering I have hardware in my back. I work out constantly to keep my muscles limber and my abs strong so they can take the burnt of everything.

The library takes me away from my everyday life and allows me to see other places and learn to understand other people unlike myself.

If the 70's freed our inhibitions, what good did it do?

A lot of the way I sing is playing off other musicians. It's what I love to do the most.

There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child.

Love is a constant source of inspiration, surprise, and wonderment.

I'm a writer and this is what I love to do.

Once you know the Romance languages, singing in those languages is so sexy and sensual. I do have a global audience, so why not?

I hold 'Mi Tierra,' my first Spanish-language album, very close to me because that was all done in my native tongue and won me my first Grammy.

Performing is one of the best feelings I know!

My guitar and singing was my way of crying.

There is nothing better than humor to keep a marriage going.

I'm careful what I put out there into the universe, musically. I don't take it lightly.

Music is almost mystical to me. It really has an incredibly powerful force.

If you discover a word in my book that you don't understand, ask your parents so they can look it up in the dictionary for you.

My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there day-in and day-out.

Later in life, the memories I have of my mother are of constant work balanced with caring for my ailing father.

It's crucial with today's challenges that our children feel they have a source of information they can trust in their parents.

I was going to be a doctor, but I think my music allowed me to help more people than I could have done one-on-one as a psychologist. Just like other people's music really helped me.

If there's ever been a dark moment in my life... well, I wanted to check out. Music was a big escape.

My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder.

The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly.

You've got a new Spanish-language album out now ["90 Millas," released in September of 2007], and the single ["No Llores"] is #1 on the Billboard Latin chart.

When you are happy it is harder to write [songs].

I tell him [husband Emilio] you are lucky I am not a jealous woman, because look at the women he's worked with: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Thalia, Madonna. These very sexy women. I trust him.

I doubt that Fidel will ever come back to power. I think he is slowly going to the great beyond. Too slowly . . . he could have gone a long time ago.

When you sing in English and Spanish, it's two completely different forms of expression and... even the people who don't speak Spanish love to hear me sing in Spanish.

I was a straight-A student, baby!

More than anything I want to be able to go back to Cuba, to have a house to visit there, to know my roots. Then, at last, I could sing for my people.