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Gloria Estefan est une chanteuse et auteure-compositrice cubaine de musique latine et de dance-pop.

✵ 1. septembre 1957

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Gloria Estefan: 195 citations0 J'aime

Gloria Estefan: Citations en anglais

“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.”

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Latina Magazine (September, 2007)
2007, 2008

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

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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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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"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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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”

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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.”

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

“'Live for Loving You' is a kind of song that really can live in many different genres. And, of course, when you do your live performances the first time that you perform a song you want to stay true to the record: because tha's what people want to hear, they want to hear the hit. But then after you have done it fifty thousand times and through many, many different tours, you start experimenting and doing stuff to surprise people. So, the cut that we are doing here for the "iTunes Orginal" is something that we love to do -- because we just took it and really broke it down to a Samba. You know, the Brazilians have an amazing edge -- percussively, I think -- they have amazing rhythms. And this song really fit that rhythm very nicely. So, we wanted to do it acoustically and really cool -- and like we've done many times on tour. Just break it down to just acoustic, no synths and things of that nature: just make it organic. And I love that song for that reason: because you could perform it with just a couple of bongos and some vocals if you had to. And it would still work.”

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iTunes interview (released June 2, 2007)
2007, 2008

“I had always thought about a lullaby album. But when Noelle came along, my little Colombian bulldog, she really gave me a plethora of ideas. I remembered when I was little in Texas and I was the only Hispanic in my class. Because the first book was about feelings, how Noelle's weaknesses turned into her strengths. That you have to keep your identity.”

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Reuters (November 17, 2006)
2007, 2008

“[She was the first pop singer to perform for a Pope. ] And a woman at that. Apparently Pope John Paul II and his boys -- is that what you call them? -- loved one of my songs and thought I was puting spiritual messages in my music. I'm not religious as such. Dogma and I don't get along. They knew all that, but the Pope was celebrating 50 years as a priest, and he asked for me. Quite an audience -- bishops, cardinals, a handful of nuns -- and me, covered from neck to ankles.”

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

“Everything's funny for God's sake. Everything.”

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www.s-t.com (July 5, 1996)
2007, 2008

“Ever since I was a little girl, I felt that I wanted to be of service here on the earth: I felt that was my job somehow. And whatever I was going to do, I was going to find a way to do that. And so, as I got a larger audience -- a broader audience worldwide, and more and more people were listening to me -- it became important for me to share that thought. And the song "Get on Your Feet" -- which I didn't write, it was written actually by my guitar player, bass player and keyboardist... They knew how I felt. [They knew] what my thoughts were... So although it was written before my accident, it was thrown back at me so many times... But that really is my motto. I look always forward. I look ahead. And that's why I chose to record that song, because I really loved the message. Then "Coming Out of the Dark," which came on the heals of that accident and my rehab, and the incredible love that I felt from everyone worldwide that helped me through that difficult moment when I broke my back in 1990, is a big thank you to my fans -- and an expression of how ultimately we are here for each other to help one another. And the strength of prayer... That's why I say I know the love that saved me, you're sharing with me. We do have the power to save one another... And I wanted to thank everyone for being there for me.”

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iTunes interview (released June 2, 2007)
2007

“Sometimes one bad decision can mess up your life. We seal our fate with the choices we make. But don't give a second thought to the chances we take… Surely, you say, it's not as bad as you make it sound. If we make a mistake, you can always turn it back around. Get back on the straight and narrow -- When I'm through having all my fun... We seal our fate with the choices we make...”

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Seal Our Fate
2007, 2008

“You know, I don't know about this "Diva thing," O. K. This "Diva thing" is getting a little out of hand, I think. I mean if anything, I'm a divette.”

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VH1 Divas Live
2007, 2008

“When I wrote "Words Get in the Way" my husband and I had just had a horrendous argument.... [After it was an international hit] My husband said, "We have to have more arguments."”

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

“She [then nine-year-old daughter Emily] grew up with 'The Rhythm is Gonna Get You,' Well... It got her!”

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comment September 8, 2004, to concert audience in Washington, D.C. after Emily's drum solo
2007, 2008

“This blend of musicians on '90 Millas' is historically significant on a number of levels. This is the first and quite possibly the last time that all of these legendary artists will play together on one CD.”

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orlandosentinel.com -- exerpt from Burgundy Records announcement of '90 Millas' (August 10, 2007)
2007, 2008

“I overheard backstage... Did someone just auction off Emilio and me? That was scary!”

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comment to audience at "Miami Rocks for [Hurricane Katrina] Relief" concert on September 30, 2005
2007, 2008

“Those of you who speak only English, applaud [audience applause]. Those of you who speak only Spanish, applaud [audience applause]. [In mock incredulity] Then how do you know what I just said?”

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"trick" question at innumerable concerts— always with the same result
2007, 2008

“My home is my paradise. When I come home at night, I feel an overall peaceful sensation. We will never give this place up.”

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People en Espanol magazine (April, 2004)
2007, 2008

“We [Emilio and I] have diversified: We run four restaurants, a hotel, a recording studio, a publishing company, and we have our corporate offices and a lot of other real estate.”

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Billboard Magazine (11 October 2003)
2007, 2008

“The last thing I wanted to do was put politics into my music... because music was my escape.”

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iTunes interview (released June 2, 2007)
2007, 2008

“I tell him [husband Emilio] you are lucky I am not a jealous woman, because look at the women he's worked with: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Thalia, Madonna. These very sexy women. I trust him.”

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Dutch television interview (March 1, 2007)
2007, 2008

“And, because of the life that I shared with these two amazing women [her mother and maternal grandmother] and the hardships and struggles that I saw them overcome, I learned an invaluable lesson: and that is that women can do anything we set our minds to... and then some!”

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

“Getting this caliber of musicians together [for "90 Millas" CD in September of 2007] is almost impossible to do again.”

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

“I'm a writer and this is what I love to do. There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity, you can't write.”

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

“I left Cuba when I was two years old. They took away my country, they stole the most intimate thing a human being can have. How could I forget that Fidel Castro was the person who did me so much harm?”

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"Exito (online newspaper)" (October 1997)
2007, 2008

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