Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain. Celia Cruz More Quotes by Celia Cruz More Quotes From Celia Cruz When opportunity presents itself grab it. Hold on tight and don’t let go. Celia Cruz dont-let-go letting-go opportunity When people hear me sing, I want them to be happy, happy, happy. I don't want them thinking about when there's not any money, or when there's fighting at home. My message is always felicidad - happiness. Celia Cruz fighting home thinking My life is singing. I don't plan on retiring. I plan to die on a stage. I can have a headache but when it's time to sing and I step on that stage there is no more headache. Celia Cruz singing life-is steps Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life. Celia Cruz singing You would give up your career if you lost your voice for good, or if the impresarios stopped calling, or the audiences stopped coming. But as long as those things are there, I don't plan to stop. There is nothing that makes me feel better than to be with my public. Celia Cruz giving-up feel-better careers I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out. Celia Cruz cleaning hiding home My English is not very good-looking. Celia Cruz very-good looking-good I love living on that stage. Without that, Id die. Celia Cruz living-on dies stage If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow. Celia Cruz watching-tv popcorn tvs