Gloria Estefan Quotes
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There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and Ive always looked at life that way; Ive always tried to put on a smile and a brave front, not just for my kids but in my own life and all the difficulties that Ive gone through.
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Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have.
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I'd like them to see that those things that set us apart or make us different can be wonderful contributions to the world around us. I'd like them to see that size and color are irrelevant to the dreams we envision for ourselves. And I'd also love for them to see that life is a journey, and every step of the way, we can learn something and become stronger and wiser.
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I love Gershwin. I love musicals.
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There's some people that are 24 hours with the baby and it doesn't make a difference. They could be anywhere.
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The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly.
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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.
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You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.
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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.
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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.
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We seal our fate with the choices we make.
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I have a twenty-month-old baby, a sixteen-year-old boy - same maturity level.
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I received an award for 25 million in [album] sales the night before the bus accident [in 1990].
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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.
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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.
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She's an amazing dog and really inspired everything that's in this book.
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Getting this caliber of musicians together [for "90 Millas" CD in September of 2007] is almost impossible to do again.
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I wouldn't recommend working with your partner for everyone, because it's tough. There's got to be a really keen balance. You've got to know when to stop being the manager and become the husband. I can't go home and complain to my husband about my manager.
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You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.
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We must feel the pain before the pleasure, only then can we tell them apart.
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The separation of families to me is very close to my heart because we lived that as immigrants. I strongly feel that we all connected, and 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. I am privileged to help in some way, and I will always take that opportunity.
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For the rest of my life, the one song that people will remember -- regardless -- is "Conga" . . . I never get tired of singing it. It never gets old for me.
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As an entertainer, my job is to help people have fun.
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[Cuban coffee is] very powerful, very sweet, and a little dangerous - just like the people who drink it.