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“My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for me to communicate, because I think tha'ts my prime objective on this planet.”

Gloria Estefan

Associated Press interview (November 3, 2006)
2007, 2008

“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.”

Gloria Estefan

answer to what she would like young readers to take away after reading her first children's book -- quote from Latina Magazine (October 2005)
2007, 2008

“I had gone to Miami Children's [Hospital] to do a book reading for my "Noelle" book, and they [staff at The Brain Institute] introduced me to this project that they had. And it so beautifully coincides with my spinal cord research -- my Miami Project [to cure spinal paralysis] pet charity -- because, as you know, I was paralyzed and in a wheelchair. So, I want to be there for that cure. It makes me happy. I really feel privileged to be of service. From the day I can remember, you know -- as far back as I can remember in my memory --I wished to be of service in some way.”

Gloria Estefan

cbs4.com (February 9, 2007)
2007, 2008

“Having experience paralysis firsthand -- sixteen years ago -- I feel especially fortunate to have had a positive outcome despite a very negative prognosis. I vowed that I would do whatever was in my power to assist those already on their way to finding a cure. I urge anyone in a position to help to join us in taking on this challenge, knowing that we are closer than ever to a cure and to helping those that live in wheelchairs to "get on their feet."”

Gloria Estefan

comment at ceremony to honor million dollar donation from Gloria and Emilio Estefan to The Miammi Project to Cure Paralysis Human Clinical Trials Program
2007, 2008

“I was 16 months old when I left Cuba, so I really don't remember anything”

Gloria Estefan

about Cuba
"Roots of Rhythm" (1997 documentary film)
2007, 2008

“I like them in their natural state. They're lilke nuclear lemonades!”

Gloria Estefan

answer to question "mojitos -- plain or flavored?" Latina Magazine (September, 2007)
2007, 2008

“What happened is the music listener has become much more of a connoisseur and a king of his own destiny. You can no longer shove an album down their throats and say, 'Here's 15 songs, four of them are good, you know. Spend 20 dollars on this CD.' It's not going to happen. That's what has taken the music industry down.”

Gloria Estefan

thestrippodcast.com (September 9, 2006)
2007, 2008

“Darling, you look like a religious icon there [in her high school graduation picture].”

Gloria Estefan

comment by Isaac, host of Style Network fashion program (December 15, 2006)
2007, 2008

“I totally animal-oriented. I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish -- and I had wallabies at one point.”

Gloria Estefan

Reuters News Agency (October 10, 2005)
2007, 2008

“[My forthcoming book features] Noelle's experience as a loveable, yet very unconventional looking dog, who must find her way through life in her new adopted home, feeling different and confronting a bevy of clustered animal cliques whose ultimate reluctance to include Noelle in their world is soon offset by Noelle's true, albeit hidden, beauty. [I hope it has] special resonance with the immigrant communities in the United States (primarily of Hispanic heritage) who may, like Noelle, feel they culturally do not, and will not, fit in with a culture so foreign from their own.”

Gloria Estefan

written statement on December 6, 2004
2007, 2008

“If you say "90 miles" to any Cuban, they'll know exactly what it means. It's the stretch of water between Key West, which is the southernmost tip of the continental United States, and Cuba. And for any Cuban who cannot go back, it represents not just a physical distance, but a spiritual one. That's why in most of the songs there is the word "distancia." The idea was to take the nostalgia and the sounds that we started with on "Mi tierra,' which was meant to sound like it was made in a past era, and do the opposite. We moved forward to 2007, with the technological equipment we have today, and gave it a very vibrant sound.”

Gloria Estefan

Latina Magazine (September, 2007)
2007, 2008

“"Noelle's Treasure Tale" [Estefan's second children's book] comes out October 10”

Gloria Estefan

2006
comment to audience at Zo's Summer Groove benefit concert (Miami, July 15, 2006)
2007, 2008

“All of us know the true meaning of freedom. Some of us appreciate it more than those who have been here for many generations.”

Gloria Estefan

www.orlandosentinel.com (July 5, 2007)
2007, 2008

“Always. Difficulties happen and you get through them. When I say "no llores," it doesn't just mean literally crying; it means looking at the bad things in your life rather than the positive. I always think of Celia Cruz as an inspiration. So many times I saw her backstage and her knee was killing her and I had to help her up the steps, but she would step on that stage and nobody knew that she was hurting.”

Gloria Estefan

answer to question, "We love that your first single, "No Llores," is about living like there's no tomorrow. Has that always been your philosophy?" Latin Magazine (September, 2007)
2007, 2008

“As a writer, I see myself more as a communicator. For me, writing is the best part of my career.”

Gloria Estefan

"Billboard Magazine" (11 October 2003)
2007, 2008

“I wanted to talk to very young kids about self-image and about being different and how that can be your strength, especially from the immigrant perspective.”

Gloria Estefan

The Book Standard (4 June 2005)
2007, 2008

“The most beautiful things in this country have the flavor of other places. Chinese food. Pizza came from the Italians, but it's an American experience. French fries. There's always some other cultures involved. You don't have to be a hyphenated American, but you can certainly be an American who doesn't forget where they came from.”

Gloria Estefan

quoted in commentary on www.orlandosentinel.com (July 6, 2007)
2007, 2008

“[The hardest thing about '90 Millas' was the concept of] combining the old and the new without losing the authenticity. The simple solution, of course, would have been to record covers. [But] emotionally it wouldn't have been the same We left Cuba as children: Gloria was 1, I was 14. So, there ia a part that does exist in nostalgia, but a the same [time] there is another part that is contemporary music that we've made all over the world.”

Gloria Estefan

Emilio Estefan, Reuters (July 23, 2007)
2007, 2008

“My grandfather... was a commander in the Cuban army -- not just a Batista [General Fulgencio Batista y Zalduvar was Cuba's 19th president from October, 1938 until January, 1959)] -- but he was a career general there. And he had been through a few of the differenct presidents of Cuba... My father became a motorcycle officer. He was a good-looking guy, so he was chosen to be the first lady's [Mrs. Batista's] escort. So they were very close to the government when Batista came in power. And then immediately after [Castro seized power on January 1, 1959] [my father] joined the Bay of Pigs invasion to try to liberate Cuba... and he was a political prisoner for two years there”

Gloria Estefan

in Cuba
BBC radio interview [December 13, 2006]
2007, 2008

“I spent my childhood alone, overweight and ugly, angry at everything, and knowing nothing of a life beyond this sadness.”

Gloria Estefan

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