My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Sometimes my mother had difficulty communicating with me about certain topics. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
And, because of the life that I shared with these two amazing women [her mother and maternal grandmother] and the hardships and… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Later in life, the memories I have of my mother are of constant work balanced with caring for my ailing father. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
[My mother] closed the school the next day [after a visit from Castro's soldiers], because she knew that the purpose of education… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Stevie Wonder always smells so good... I'm like a DEA dog, I can smell people a block away! — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
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… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
I stare to memorize your face, to kiss you in my mind, love you all the time. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
There's some people that are 24 hours with the baby and it doesn't make a difference. They could be anywhere. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and Ive always looked at life that way; Ive always tried… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
We kiss and hug our kids a lot! And even now when our son lives 3,000 miles away, we talk every day, sometimes several times. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Music has been one of the most beautiful things in my life and will always be a very big part of who I am… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
![“And, because of the life that I shared with these two amazing women [her mother and maternal grandmother] and the hardships and struggles that I saw them overcome, I learned an invaluable lesson, and that is that women can do anything we set our minds to... and then some!” quote by Gloria Estefan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/64c/gloria-estefan-2160_amazing-woman_and-because-of-the-life-that-i-shared-wi_2353986.jpg)
![“[My mother] closed the school the next day [after a visit from Castro's soldiers], because she knew that the purpose of education was the broadening and opening of children's minds. And she couldn't be a party to the systematic closing of minds, borders, freedoms and ideals.” quote by Gloria Estefan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5e3/gloria-estefan-2160_borders_my-mother-closed-the-school-the-next-day_3111891.jpg)
