People who know Mexico know me because I'm so much a part of Mexico. Juan Gabriel More Quotes by Juan Gabriel More Quotes From Juan Gabriel There is no more disastrous mania, no more dangerous whim, than the speculation over roads not taken. Juan Gabriel whimdangeroustaken I don't believe in competing, because there's room for everyone. You have to compete with yourself, because your duty to grow as a human being and keeping your humility is much more important than your music career. You can get money, women, travels, but all that's an illusion. Juan Gabriel careershumilitybelieve The saddest thing that can happen to a person is to find out their memories are lies. Juan Gabriel personsmemorieslying The most wonderful thing in life is to do something for a child because they're children for such a short time. We can't allow ourselves to let them live a miserable childhood. Juan Gabriel childhoodthings-in-lifechildren I don't believe in anything, only in myself, but I respect all people who believe in something. Juan Gabriel dont-believebelievepeople When I was 15, all I knew was that I had to be somebody and that I could be somebody. So I exploited the only thing I knew, which was singing and songwriting. Juan Gabriel songwritingsinging Experience, or what we call experience, is not the inventory of our pains, but rather sympathy we learn to feel for the pain of others. Juan Gabriel inventorypainfeels Art itself is female - it is full of graciousness, cadence, color, rhythm. It's full of love and grace. Juan Gabriel colorgraceart I have a tendency to trust translators, mainly because nobody does it for the money. Juan Gabriel tendenciestranslatorsdoe Adulthood brings with it a pernicious illusion of control. Juan Gabriel illusion-of-controlperniciousillusion I was also surprised by the alacrity and dedication we devote to the damaging exercise of remembering, which after all brings nothing good and serves only to hinder our normal functioning, like those bags of sand athletes tie around their calves for training. Juan Gabriel dedicationathleteexercise Let others worry about their own lives, and let the rest of us live. Juan Gabriel liverestownworry Art is feminine... Look, if you're handsome and young and beautiful, well, people are always going to say that you're gay. Juan Gabriel youbeautifulpeopleart I've learned during my life that if I am in hell, I make my own glory. I've also been in glory, and perhaps I've made my own hell, but I certainly don't take anyone down with me. Juan Gabriel i-ammy-lifemelife I enjoy every moment because I believe that once we die, that's it. We're not coming back. Juan Gabriel diemomentenjoybelieve Everyone who gave me food, who took away my hunger, inspired me to compose. They told me their stories, and I had no other way to console them than with a piece of music, and that is how I learned. I did not resolve their problems with my songs, but I created a moment of release. Juan Gabriel memomentmusicfood I compose songs with a lot of simplicity because my school has been the streets, and people have been my books. Juan Gabriel streetssimplicitypeopleschool Lovers come back. Styles come back. But time? It never comes back. Juan Gabriel neverbackloverstime You don't ask about what can be seen. Juan Gabriel askseenaboutyou My mother didn't know what to do with me. Juan Gabriel knowmemother
