I have had a life in which I have had to face every big fear, and it has not been pleasant. Gloria Estefan More Quotes by Gloria Estefan More Quotes From Gloria Estefan Neither. I did not bring my crown, and the last thing I would want to do is get into politics. Gloria Estefan crownslastswant [Cuban coffee is] very powerful, very sweet, and a little dangerous - just like the people who drink it. Gloria Estefan coffeepowerfulsweet I left Cuba when I was two years old. They took away my country, they stole the most intimate thing a human being can have. How could I forget that Fidel Castro was the person who did me so much harm? Gloria Estefan two-year-oldscountryyears I spent my childhood alone, overweight and ugly, angry at everything, and knowing nothing of a life beyond this sadness. Gloria Estefan knowing-nothingchildhoodsadness Of course in Miami, not denouncing Fidel Castro at every turn is almost as bad as saying Gloria Estefan can't sing. Gloria Estefan castroturnsmiami More than anything I want to be able to go back to Cuba, to have a house to visit there, to know my roots. Then, at last, I could sing for my people. Gloria Estefan returnlastspeople I have a twenty-month-old baby, a sixteen-year-old boy - same maturity level. Gloria Estefan maturitygirlbaby My guitar and singing was my way of crying. Gloria Estefan singingguitarmusic Performing is one of the best feelings I know! Gloria Estefan performingknowsfeelings It's crucial with today's challenges that our children feel they have a source of information they can trust in their parents. Gloria Estefan parentchallengeschildren If there's ever been a dark moment in my life... well, I wanted to check out. Music was a big escape. Gloria Estefan checksmomentsdark I was going to be a doctor, but I think my music allowed me to help more people than I could have done one-on-one as a psychologist. Just like other people's music really helped me. Gloria Estefan doctorspeoplethinking Later in life, the memories I have of my mother are of constant work balanced with caring for my ailing father. Gloria Estefan mothermemoriesfather 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. Gloria Estefan bigswho-i-ambeautiful 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. Gloria Estefan daughterwantyears There is nothing better than humor to keep a marriage going. Gloria Estefan This blend of musicians on '90 Millas' is historically significant on a number of levels. This is the first and quite possibly the last time that all of these legendary artists will play together on one CD. Gloria Estefan cdsartistplay You've got a new Spanish-language album out now ["90 Millas," released in September of 2007], and the single ["No Llores"] is #1 on the Billboard Latin chart. Gloria Estefan septemberalbumslatin I was going to study at the Sorbonne and become a diplomat. Being a diplomat comes in handy when you are dealing with record companies. Gloria Estefan diplomatsrecordscollege [My mother] closed the school the next day [after a visit from Castro's soldiers], because she knew that the purpose of education was the broadening and opening of children's minds. And she couldn't be a party to the systematic closing of minds, borders, freedoms and ideals. Gloria Estefan partymotherchildren
