I wanted very badly to be a mum. I’m a very maternal person. But at the point that I met Emilio I was focusing on a career. I never would have thought that I would get married at 21 and much less be a mum by 23. – Gloria Estefan
We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children. – Gloria Estefan
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. – Gloria Estefan
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. – Gloria Estefan
I think we should all live the moment. But you also have to think ahead. You have to think, ‘Am I going to be happy with this five, ten years from now? Is it going to let me evolve and grow, or am I going to grow to one day wish I had never done it?’ Sometimes you just have to think a little bit ahead. – Gloria Estefan
In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you’re determined and persevere, you’re going to succeed. – Gloria Estefan
A lot of the way I sing is playing off other musicians. It’s what I love to do the most. – Gloria Estefan
There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child. – Gloria Estefan
I don’t want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy. – Gloria Estefan
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. – Gloria Estefan
My inspirations include the Beatles – love, love, love them – Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder. – Gloria Estefan
As an artist, you dream about accumulating enough successful music to someday do just one greatest-hits album, but to reach the point where you’re releasing your second collection of hits is beyond belief. – Gloria Estefan
As an immigrant, I appreciate, far more than the average American, the liberties we have in this country. Silence is a big enemy of morality. I don’t want our blunders in history to get repeated. – Gloria Estefan
My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all. – Gloria Estefan
Fashion is nice, but it’s for the fans. If it were up to me, I’d be in a sweat suit! – Gloria Estefan
You know, it’s funny how songs continue to grow and evolve and become a new and deeper reflection of your life. – Gloria Estefan
I think that the only way to teach is by example, as children will more easily follow what they see you do than what you tell them to do. – Gloria Estefan
People tend to forget that celebrities are human beings. We live our lives. We try to do what we love, which is music. And to share it with everyone in our job usually is to entertain and to make people forget their troubles. – Gloria Estefan
