“I wrote poetry, which got me into lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John pulled me into pop. I started singing with a band – just for fun – when I was 17. And pretty soon, I was thinking I could sing pop in English as well as Spanish.”
— Gloria Estefan
“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.”
— Gloria Estefan
“The sad truth is that opportunity doesn’t knock twice.”
— 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
“I’m very comfortable in my own skin now. I started just being myself more and more. For women, this happens as you get older. I loved my 40s – I thought they were fantastic. And I’m loving my 50s. I’m going to love everything because you’re either older or dead!”
— 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
“Motherhood is… difficult and… rewarding.”
— Gloria Estefan
“My family was musical on both sides. My father’s family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Temple’s double – she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned how to play guitar. I used to play songs from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s in the kitchen for my grandmother.”
— Gloria Estefan
“I have a very open line of communication with both my children.”
— Gloria Estefan
“The sad truth is that opportunity doesn’t knock twice. You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come. Where will you be a few years down the line? Will it be everything you dreamed of? We seal our fate with the choices we take but don’t give a second thought to the chances we take.”
— Gloria Estefan
“Motherhood is… difficult and… rewarding.”
– Gloria Estefan
“The sad truth is that opportunity doesn’t knock twice.”
– 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
“My mom was definitely very strict with me.”
– Gloria Estefan
“I have a very open line of communication with both my children.”
– Gloria Estefan