Gloria Estefan Quotes

Being Latin parents makes us extremely expressive with our affections.

I have a very open line of communication with both my children.

I think that the only way to teach is by example, as children will more easily follow what they see you do than what you tell them to do.

I'm a writer and this is what I love to do.

I've been offered a lot of things that celebrities do that I wouldn't do, like perfumes, lines of clothing and this, that and the other.

I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish and I had wallabies at one point.

It's crucial with today's challenges that our children feel they have a source of information they can trust in their parents.

Later in life, the memories I have of my mother are of constant work balanced with caring for my ailing father.

Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

Music has been one of the most beautiful things in my life and will always be a very big part of who I am and what I do.

My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there day-in and day-out.

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.

My mom was definitely very strict with me.

My mother had a beautiful, soothing voice that made me melt.

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

She's an amazing dog and really inspired everything that's in this book.

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

Stevie Wonder always smells so good... I'm like a DEA dog, I can smell people a block away!

The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly.

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child.

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.

We kiss and hug our kids a lot! And even now when our son lives 3,000 miles away, we talk every day, sometimes several times.

We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take.

You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.

You don't have to give up who you are to be successful just because you're different.

You never know what life has in store for you, but I believe there are certain things one is meant to go through.

You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.