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The '70s were a hot time. You know? I was, like, the most calm of all my friends.

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

Gloria Estefan

To know that everything we say and do to this new little human being may have a profound effect on him or her is a daunting obligation.

Gloria Estefan

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.

Gloria Estefan

My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder.

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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.

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You want your fans to like what you do, because it's coming from your heart and soul. You write it, you produce this thing. It's like your baby.

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My mum had a very strong moral code, which I kind of came with. I never really had to be told what was right or wrong - I knew. I was very mature from early on and I was a very good girl, so she never had any trouble with me.

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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.

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I'm very comfortable in my own skin now. I started just being myself more and more. For women, this happens as you get older. I loved my 40s - I thought they were fantastic. And I'm loving my 50s. I'm going to love everything because you're either older or dead!

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

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There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity you can't write.

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We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take.

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The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly.

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A lot of the way I sing is playing off other musicians. It's what I love to do the most.

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I spent 15 years on the road between touring and recording and I never saw anything. I want to enjoy life.

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I'm a writer and this is what I love to do.

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I wrote poetry, which got me into lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John pulled me into pop. I started singing with a band - just for fun - when I was 17. And pretty soon, I was thinking I could sing pop in English as well as Spanish.

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Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

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Sex and drugs were simply not discussed in our culture at that time.

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My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all.

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What's the point if you make something that's not you, and you're successful? You have to perform it the rest of your life.

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When most artists walk offstage, they go to a lonely hotel room. I went home to my family. They were there before the show, during and after. It's been great. I never would have done it any other way. I wasn't gonna miss raising my kids. There was no way that was gonna happen.

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You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.

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I gotta tell you, my nature is not to be the center of attention.

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All I tell artists is, 'Do what you love. Never let anybody talk you into changing what your musical idea is just to try to get a hit, because you're chasing your tail that way. It's not going to happen, and if you're successful, you have to do it the rest of your life. Stay true to it and do it for the sake of the art.'

Gloria Estefan

The '70s were a hot time. You know? I was, like, the most calm of all my friends.

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My mother had a beautiful, soothing voice that made me melt.

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We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.

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My mom was definitely very strict with me.

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Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have.

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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

In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed.

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You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.

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The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

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Touring is hard. It's really hard on the singer, especially, because your body is your instrument and you have to be so good, it's like boot camp out there; I can't do anything - just sleep, sing and be very healthy.

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There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child.

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