Gloria Estefan quotes - page 2

I wanted to talk to very young kids about self-image and about being different and how that can be your strength, especially from the immigrant perspective. (Gloria Estefan)
I bit down three nails rooting for the Heat. View quote
Gloria Estefan
Everything's funny for God's sake. Everything. View quote
Gloria Estefan
I only used my whole life one perfume, and it's Cartier's Les Must. View quote
Gloria Estefan
My Conga people [fans] will find me anywhere I go. View quote
Gloria Estefan
[I would like to be] one of [the first pop singers to perform in a free Cuba]. I know the list is huge. And it would be hard to pull off -- I'd have a lump as big as a tostone [fried green plantain] in my throat. But oh my God, what a dream -- it would be the height of my personal and professional career. View quote
Gloria Estefan
I'm happy and I have a great life. View quote
Gloria Estefan
I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish and I had wallabies at one point. View quote
Gloria Estefan
It is always so, I guess, validating when you meet somebody that you esteem -- and then they turn out to be everything [you thought] and more. View quote
Gloria Estefan
Neither. I did not bring my crown, and the last thing I would want to do is get into politics. View quote
Gloria Estefan
The script [for the movie based on the life of singer Connie Francis -- "Who's Sorry Now?"] is finished and is in the hands of several artists to see if somebody wants to film at the start of [2006]. (Gloria Estefan)
I spent my childhood alone, overweight and ugly, angry at everything, and knowing nothing of a life beyond this sadness. View quote
Gloria Estefan
She [then nine-year-old daughter Emily] grew up with 'The Rhythm is Gonna Get You,' Well . . . It got her! View quote
Gloria Estefan
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? View quote
Gloria Estefan
The last thing I wanted to do was put politics into my music... because music was my escape. View quote
Gloria Estefan
[Cuban coffee is] very powerful, very sweet, and a little dangerous - just like the people who drink it. View quote
Gloria Estefan
How can we expect something positive to come from all the negative that we put into this world? View quote
Gloria Estefan
The music is one of the beautiful things that has survived the Castro regime. I have played for audiences all over the world but I've never played for a Cuban audience. For [husband] Emilio and me, the music is the one tie to our homeland. View quote
Gloria Estefan
I was a straight-A student, baby! View quote
Gloria Estefan
My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for me to communicate, because I think tha'ts my prime objective on this planet. View quote
Gloria Estefan
I dreamed of becoming a writer. And... this dream is about to become a reality with the publication of my first, and hopefully not my last, children's book... (Gloria Estefan)
And, because of the life that I shared with these two amazing women [her mother and maternal grandmother] and the hardships and struggles that I saw them overcome, I learned an invaluable lesson: and that is that women can do anything we set our minds to... and then some! View quote
Gloria Estefan
[After college] I was going to study at the Sorbon and become a diplomat. Being a diplomat comes in handy when you are dealing with record companies. View quote
Gloria Estefan
The secret of a long marriage is shaving your legs every day... because it shows you still care. View quote
Gloria Estefan
[My first children's book] is very subliminal, let's put it that way. It even has a bit of a metaphysical little message in there [about how] we're all somehow connected and we all have a responsibility toward each other. Although you may feel alone in the world, you definitely are not. View quote
Gloria Estefan