Gloria Estefan

“We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.”

“Being Latin parents makes us extremely expressive with our affections.”

“The '70s were a hot time. You know? I was, like, the most calm of all my friends.”

“My mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini; I used to watch 'The Andy Williams Show' on TV. I was...”

“When most artists walk offstage, they go to a lonely hotel room. I went home to my family. They were there before the show, during and after. It's been great. I never would have done it any...”

“Family has always been the number one priority no matter what happens anywhere else.”

“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 repe...”

“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 m...”

“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 m...”

“In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed.”

“Touring is hard. It's really hard on the singer, especially, because your body is your instrument and you have to be so good, it's like boot camp out there; I can't do anything - just sleep,...”

“All I tell artists is, 'Do what you love. Never let anybody talk you into changing what your musical idea is just to try to get a hit, because you're chasing your tail that way. It's not goi...”

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

“To know that everything we say and do to this new little human being may have a profound effect on him or her is a daunting obligation.”

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

“My job as an entertainer is to take you some place else. I love exploring different genres of music to please my fans.”

“There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with...”

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

“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....”

“Apparently Pope John Paul II and his boys - is that what you call them? - loved one of my songs and thought I was putting spiritual messages in my music. I'm not religious as such. Dogma and...”