Gloria Estefan Quotes
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The part of my education that has had the deepest influence wasn't any particular essay or even a specific class, it was how I was able to apply everything I learned in the library to certain situations in my life. . . The library takes me away from my everyday life and allows me to see other places and learn to understand other people unlike myself.
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A parent that's upset or resentful is not going to be a great paren.
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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.
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[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.
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The most beautiful thing about music is that it transcends most anything.
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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.
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I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish and I had wallabies at one point.
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I'm never going to stop making music. I couldn't.
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This blend of musicians on '90 Millas' is historically significant on a number of levels. This is the first and quite possibly the last time that all of these legendary artists will play together on one CD.
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[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.
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She [then nine-year-old daughter Emily] grew up with 'The Rhythm is Gonna Get You,' Well . . . It got her!
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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.
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When I was a teenager, I was fat. I was shy. I wore glasses. I had a big eyebrow and hair all over my body. They were years of torture.
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We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.
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Of course in Miami, not denouncing Fidel Castro at every turn is almost as bad as saying Gloria Estefan can't sing.
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Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.
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Sex and drugs were simply not discussed in our culture at that time.
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There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with optimism and not get totally sideswiped.
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Once you know the Romance languages, singing in those languages is so sexy and sensual. I do have a global audience, so why not?
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I stare to memorize your face, to kiss you in my mind, love you all the time.
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Wherever there's a human being there's going to be somebody that tries to hold you back.
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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!
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Toys are not a need people typically think of, but they've got all these kids who have absolutely nothing to do.
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One of the most beautiful things we can give our child is music education.