13 Gloria Estefan Quotes on Success

Gloria Estefan quotes on success

14. It took us two years to write, produce and arange the new album [90 Millas]. Aside from that, I wrote the two children's books based on Noelle, my bulldog, and I was fortunate enought that they ended up on the New York Times bestseller list. By now, we've got seven restaurants and two hotels, which we're very hands-on with, and we're building a third one in Vero Beach, Florida, And I took a vacation for once, because ever since Emilio and I got married in'78, every trip we've take has been for work. So last year, we went to Egypt, Panama, the Bahamas and Greece. It was fantastic!

85. [As of November 17, 2006] 'Noelle's Treasure Tale' has remained at No. 3 on the New York Times children's best seller list since its October 10 release.

112. Now in addition to being applauded as a five-time Grammy-Award-winning artist, Gloria now has the distinction of being titled a two-time New York Times best-selling author!

115. {Fame has] given me a lot of free love -- and that's the best thing fame can afford you. What has it taken away? My privacy.

133. I think I deserve this (honorary) law degree just because I have been sued so much . . . For those of you heading out into the world -- don't be scared, getting sued is the first sign of success. As long as you didn't do anything wrong -- don't worry about it. It's just part of this great country.

141. For 15 years [Miami Sound Machine and I] recorded and toured to establish a fan base. Now it's time for me to enjoy it.

149. I dreamed of becoming a writer. And . . . this dream is about to become a reality with the publication of my first, and hopefully not my last, children's book . . .

175. I received an award for 25 million in [album] sales the night before the bus accident [in 1990].

180. It is always hard to hear people say such nice things about us, because quite honestly I feel very privileged and honored to be of service in any way I can. I think that is my mission here on earth in some way -- whether it is entertaining people or trying to help in whatever way I can. So [the attention and acclaim] is pretty embarrassing to me.

190. Gloria Estefan was a huge influence for me. Of course, she was one of the few Latina women around who had this major international success. She sang in Spanish and English, and she was very much the sort of woman I recognised from my culture. I go to her home, and I think that she is a woman who has got it just right. She has her music, she has her family, she has her relationship. I admire her so much because she has always put her family before everything. All her priorities are in place and she is still an amazingly creative artist.

192. You've got a new Spanish-language album out now ['90 Millas,' released in September of 2007], and the single ['No Llores'] is #1 on the Billboard Latin chart.

211. If you have something that you believe in and that you care about, you should pursue it with hard work, with perserverance, with patience, with diligence, with balance, and definitely with a lot of love. Because anything you do with a lot of love, you can't go wrong.

216. You're where you are because of [fans]. Maybe there's somebody standing there who made a very big effort to come to your show. Maybe this is their only opportunity to be this close to you.