Gloria Estefan Quotes

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Gloria Estefan

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 1, 1957

There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and I've always looked at life that way; I've 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 I've gone through.

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The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

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I have great genes. Thank you to my mom and dad for that one.

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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.

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When you're a front man for a band, there's nowhere to hide. It took me a long time to get used to that. But music is my first love. I started singing when I talked.

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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.

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In this life, I'm always going to choose the positive.

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Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have.

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We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take.

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The Internet has been a blessing and a curse. The curse we know: A lot of people appropriating your intellectual property without paying for it. But I think it's important to realize the blessing of the Internet, which is that everybody has a voice and you can break through, even without a record company.

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

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Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

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You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.

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There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity you can't write.

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My mum had a very strong moral code, which I kind of came with. I never really had to be told what was right or wrong - I knew. I was very mature from early on and I was a very good girl, so she never had any trouble with me.

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

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You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.

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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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Sex and drugs were simply not discussed in our culture at that time.

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Sometimes my mother had difficulty communicating with me about certain topics.

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