Quotes by Gloria Estefan

• The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly.
• The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.
• There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child.
• There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity you can't write.
• 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.
• We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.
• We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take.
• 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.
• You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.
• Sometimes my mother had difficulty communicating with me about certain topics.
• You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.
• She's an amazing dog and really inspired everything that's in this book.
• Sex and drugs were simply not discussed in our culture at that time.
• My mother had a beautiful, soothing voice that made me melt.
• My mom was definitely very strict with me.
• 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.
• Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.
• 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.
• I'm a writer and this is what I love to do.
• I have a very open line of communication with both my children.
• Being Latin parents makes us extremely expressive with our affections.
• 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.
• 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.
• The only way they can steal your dreams, is if you hand them the key to your imagination.