Quotes from Gloria Estefan

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.

I have great genes. Thank you to my mom and dad for that one.

My mom was definitely very strict with me.

Sometimes my mother had difficulty communicating with me about certain topics.

The most beautiful thing about music is that it transcends most anything.

One of the most beautiful things we can give our child is music education.

A woman's exterior beauty is a reflection of her internal peace and happiness.

Neither. I did not bring my crown, and the last thing I would want to do is get into politics.

The last thing I wanted to do was put politics into my music... because music was my escape.

How can we expect something positive to come from all the negative that we put into this world?

Everything's funny for God's sake. Everything.

There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with optimism and not get totally sideswiped.

My job as an entertainer is to take you some place else. I love exploring different genres of music to please my fans.

I have a very open line of communication with both my children.

Fashion is nice, but it's for the fans. If it were up to me, I'd be in a sweat suit!

We do have the power to save one another...

In this life, I'm always going to choose the positive.

I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy.

When you're a front man for a band, there's nowhere to hide. It took me a long time to get used to that. But music is my first love. I started singing when I talked.

I stare to memorize your face, to kiss you in my mind, love you all the time.

Music is almost mystical to me. It really has an incredibly powerful force.

I think that the only way to teach is by example, as children will more easily follow what they see you do than what you tell them to do.

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

For the rest of my life, the one song that people will remember -- regardless -- is "Conga" . . . I never get tired of singing it. It never gets old for me.