Gloria Estefan: Trending quotes

“When you are happy it is harder to write”

Gloria Estefan

songs
Gayle King XM satellite radio program (October 23, 2006)
2007, 2008

Depressing , Happiness

“How can we expect something positive to come from all the negative that we put into this world?”

Gloria Estefan

speech at Florida International University, "Live, Art and Spirituality" (October 14, 2006)
2007, 2008

World

“I cannot imagine a world without music. It would be... well, I cannot imagine it.”

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Berklee College of Music commencement address (May 12, 2007)
2007, 2008

World , Music , Imagination

“But, I'm sure you weren't aware of the dream that was born in me when I was small… Well, let me rephrase that -- when I was young -- because, technically, I'm still very small. And I get this from everybody when they meet me: 'You're so tiny.' I guess I am. I don't feel any height, but, apparently, I am not that big.”

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address to LULAC (July 1, 2005)
2007, 2008

Dreams , Feeling

“... My best friend [as a young girl] made this mole on my face, because she would get in a fight with me and scratch me -- by the third time the scab came off the [mole] was there...”

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Hallmark Channel's This Morning with Naomi Judd (January 29, 2006)
2007, 2008

Girl , Time , Fight

“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...”

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address to LULAC (July 1, 2005)
2007, 2008

Children , Books , Dreams , Reality

“Till I had you I didn't know that I was missing out. Had to grow up and see the world through different shades of doubt. Give me one more chance to dream again. One more chance to feel again through your young heart. If only for one day let me try. I wanna see Christmas through your eyes. I want everything to be the way it used to be. Back to being a child again, thinking the world was mine... I see the rain, you see the rainbow hiding in the clouds. Never afraid to let your love show. Won't you show me how. Wanna learn how to believe again. Find the innocence in me again, through your young heart. Help me find a way, help me try. I wanna see Christmas through your eyes. I want everything to be the way it used to be. Back to being a child again, thinking the world was kind. I wanna see Christmas, Christmas through your eyes.”

Gloria Estefan

Christmas Through Your Eyes
2007, 2008

Love , World , Dreams , Way

“A woman's exterior beauty is a reflection of her internal peace and happiness.”

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www.beautyblabber.com (July 31, 2007)
2007, 2008

Peace , Beauty , Happiness

“Well, not so much politics. A couple of my songs have a social commentary, like Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice). I really can't escape from politics because my father was a political prisoner in Cuba; he went to Vietnam. But I try to stay away from politics as much as possible.”

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answer to question "Do you inject politics into your music?" www.philpost.com (November 25, 2006)
2007, 2008

“We took portable showers, Pampers and clothes for kids [in a Hurricane Katrina shelter]. I sang for them and played the guitar... At least for a little while, they saw that someone wasn't forgetting them. It lifted their spirits, and I knew they were a little more comfortable when we left.”

Gloria Estefan

greenbaypressgazette.com (October 5, 2005)
2007, 2008

Clothes , Forgetting

“Why be afraid if I'm not alone? Though life is never easy, the rest is unknown. Up to now, for me, it's been hands aginst stone. Spent each and ev'ry moment, Searching for what to believe. Coming out of the dark, I finally see the light now. And it's shining on me. Coming out of the dark, I know the love that saved me, You're sharing with me. Starting again is part of the plan. And I'll be so much stronger holding your hand. Step by step I'll make it through; I know I can. It may not make it easier, But I have felt you near all the way... Forever and ever, I stand on the rock of your love. Love is all it takes, no matter what we face.”

Gloria Estefan

Coming Out of the Dark
2007, 2008

Love , Life , Way , Search

“I make the best pancakes you'll ever have! And I claim that title gladly. On Saturdays I make them for everybody.”

Gloria Estefan

Latina Magazine (September, 2007)
2007, 2008

“No fighting, Glorias! Gloria Estefan [the real one] to two female impersonators [Gloria #1 and Gloria #2]”

Gloria Estefan

The Evolution Tour: Live in Miami
2007, 2008

Fight

“I'm very excited about this wonderful opportunity to take part in the evolution of a company that is integral to the Hispanic community and a powerful force in all areas of the media.”

Gloria Estefan

statement issued regarding appointment to board of directors of Univision Communications, miamiherald.com (June 9, 2007)
2007, 2008

Communication , Parting

“We're lucky to call Miami and the United States home. What other city can claim to have its own foreign policy? Miami is many things, but it is never boring.”

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comment to audience while headlining concert to open Carnival Center for the Performing Arts www.miamiherald.com (October 6, 2006)
2007, 2008

Home

“More than anything I want to be able to go back to Cuba, to have a house to visit there, to know my roots. I lost my father as a little girl, and I want to be able to find him again in my heritage.”

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cubanet.org (May 15, 2000)
2007, 2008

Girl , Housing

“[After the 1990 bus accident] I could not feel my legs, and I knew that I was paralysed. For me, this was a premonition of my worst fate proved right. When I was a child, I always ran up the stairs two at a time, and when I reached the top I would say to myself, one day I won't be able to do this because like my father I will lose the use of my body. Now I knew it had happened. For months afterwards I was locked back in myself, just as I had been when I was a child. But also part of my premonition had always been, strangely, that I would lose my body but in the end it would be all right.”

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cubanet.org (May 15, 2000}
2007, 2008

Fate , Feeling , Time , Parting

“A lot of the people who live here [Miami] are island people -- from Cuba, Haiti. People are very vibrant, and color is important living here. You're inspired every day by the sun, the sky, the landscape, the lushness. [Artist Romero Britto's] painting and artwork reflect that.”

Gloria Estefan

www.nytimes.com (February 2, 2007)
2007, 2008

People , Color , Sun , Painting

“Music is a healing force and we have the privilege of sharing it. It's an awesome responsibility. It has to be something that says something from you. It's a beautiful way to live your life. Whether you end up doing it for a business or just end up singing for your kids, teaching other people to do music, or doing therapy, go forward with a lot of belief, because it's such an amazing way to live your life.”

Gloria Estefan

commencement address to 2007 graduating class at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA
www.u2france.com (May 13, 2007)
2007, 2008

Life , People , Beauty , Music

“My father rarely spoke of life before [he left Cuba]. About prison, he jsut said, "That man is a genius at PR." Castro would come to the jail in the middle of the night and ask the prisoners, "What are you doing here? Don't you see we're trying to do the right thing?" The reason I'm not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to America, joined the Army, fought in Vietnam -- and was exposed to Agent Orange. He died a slow, horrible death. Music was my escape.”

Gloria Estefan

www.huffingtonpost.com (September 7, 2007)
2007, 2008

Life , Death , Age , Music