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 [My first children's book] is very subliminal, let's put it that way. It even has a bit of a metaphysical little message in there [about how] we're all somehow connected and we all have a responsibility toward each other. Although you may feel alone in the world, you definitely are not. Gloria Estefan responsibility book children If you're trying to do what's popular now, you're way behind already. By the time you record it and do it and try to copy it, it's moved on. Gloria Estefan moved-on trying way In Europe there's the upper crust, and these are long, historically families and social systems that have certain established rules that's harder to break into. Gloria Estefan break europe long Wherever there's a human being there's going to be somebody that tries to hold you back. Gloria Estefan being-there humans trying It's important to me that the words that I put out there into the cosmos, into the universe, be empowering or somehow positive for people that hear them, or maybe be cathartic if someone is having a relationship that's having a tough time. Gloria Estefan empowering tough-times people There's some people that are 24 hours with the baby and it doesn't make a difference. They could be anywhere. Gloria Estefan differences baby people Everybody's not as fortunate as I've been that can have their hubby with them on the road, that we can do whatever we want and mainly be honest with the kids. Just the time that you do give them, make it be great time. It doesn't have to be hours. Gloria Estefan hubby giving kids I'm very appreciative of, and I also, having traveled the world, know that the United States is one of the few places where there really are no limitations. As long as you've got drive and hard work and a good idea and you can get out there and do your thing, there's no social classes, so in a lot of countries there's a big history of regardless of how much money you may make, there's still that little thing where you're not in society. That doesn't exist here. Gloria Estefan hard-work class country The challenge is always as a writer, is this going to work, because it's a very intimate process, and I tend to be very introverted and insular, and when I write, it's in my head. Gloria Estefan intimate challenges writing I've sung since I talked, when I'm two, but what I sang was ballads, because it's very hard to do a dance track with your little acoustic guitar when you're a kid. Gloria Estefan guitar two kids When I went to do "Carson" that night, they wanted us to do two songs, but we were a brand new band. "Conga" hadn't even hit the top 10 yet. They go, "Do you think you could do something that people know, because we want you to do a second song, but not two originals, because we don't want to lose the audience, just in case." Gloria Estefan song night thinking 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. Gloria Estefan picks finals tunes 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. Gloria Estefan saws levels shy Sometimes parents, when they have a lot of small children, it's hard because your time's got to get divvied up. There's no other way. Gloria Estefan parent children way I think it's important to have a happy parent. Gloria Estefan parent important thinking My son traveled the world with me on every tour. He wasn't a lover of school, so it was easy with him. I had a tutor on the road, keep him at the same level, so when he'd pop back home he'd go right back in. Gloria Estefan home school son I wouldn't recommend working with your partner for everyone, because it's tough. There's got to be a really keen balance. You've got to know when to stop being the manager and become the husband. I can't go home and complain to my husband about my manager. Gloria Estefan balance husband home I voted, always vote. It's very important to me. My kids, I take them with me since they were little, so they realize it's a responsibility. Gloria Estefan important responsibility kids Well first of all, I'm a singer. I sing since I talk. So the great ballad singers, the people that sang with so much feeling, jazz, blues, all those singers, they were songs that I listened to, records that my mom played for me, and then later I bought. Gloria Estefan mom song people As an immigrant, I appreciate, far more than the average American, the liberties we have in this country. Silence is a big enemy of morality. I don't want our blunders in history to get repeated. Gloria Estefan appreciate silence history enemy
