260 Quotes by Gloria Estefan

I’m happy and I have a great life.

My mum had a very strong moral code, which I kind of came with. I never really had to be told what was right or wrong – I knew. I was very mature from early on and I was a very good girl, so she never had any trouble with me.

I’m in great shape considering I have hardware in my back. I work out constantly to keep my muscles limber and my abs strong so they can take the burnt of everything.

There’s no reason that just because you’re a celebrity you can’t write.

Everything’s funny for God’s sake. Everything.

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

Because it’s one thing when you – oh, I love this tune. But then when you go to sing it, it’s got to have something really personal. Then down to 25, and then to pick the final ones I just picked the ones that were more personal, that had something to do with my life.

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

It’s very tough for a woman in the music business, and he really was such a motivator from the beginning, when I was super-shy, and he saw a lot in me on a personal level that he knew could carry through on the stage.