I've bought more music for my Ipod in one year than I bought in the last ten years of my life. Gloria Estefan More Quotes by Gloria Estefan More Quotes From Gloria Estefan Love you all the time, 'cause when I close my eyes, I still can see your smile, it's bright enough to light my life Gloria Estefan family happiness love When I write a song it's always from the point of view: makes the song the best it can be. Gloria Estefan views writing song I have a very open line of communication with both my children. Gloria Estefan lines communication children As an artist, you dream about accumulating enough successful music to someday do just one greatest-hits album, but to reach the point where you're releasing your second collection of hits is beyond belief. Gloria Estefan artist successful dream 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. Gloria Estefan perfume clothings lines My mom was definitely very strict with me. Gloria Estefan strict my-mom mom Music is almost mystical to me. It really has an incredibly powerful force. Gloria Estefan mystical force powerful My mother had a beautiful, soothing voice that made me melt. Gloria Estefan voice mother beautiful My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder. Gloria Estefan inspiration kings wonder The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly. Gloria Estefan new-life taken responsibility The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice. Gloria Estefan sad-truth truth-is opportunity We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children. Gloria Estefan gun country children We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take. Gloria Estefan second-chance fate giving The Internet has been a blessing and a curse. The curse we know: A lot of people appropriating your intellectual property without paying for it. But I think it's important to realize the blessing of the Internet, which is that everybody has a voice and you can break through, even without a record company. Gloria Estefan break-through blessing thinking A lot of the way I sing is playing off other musicians. It's what I love to do the most. Gloria Estefan musician way Family has always been the number one priority no matter what happens anywhere else. Gloria Estefan priorities matter numbers Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another. Gloria Estefan responsibility hands people I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy. Gloria Estefan cuba enjoy want I have great genes. Thank you to my mom and dad for that one. Gloria Estefan genes dad mom I hold 'Mi Tierra,' my first Spanish-language album, very close to me because that was all done in my native tongue and won me my first Grammy. Gloria Estefan tongue albums firsts
