"Being Latin parents makes us extremely expressive with our affections." - Gloria Estefan
"But we must feel the pain before the pleasure... Only then can we tell them apart." - Gloria Estefan
"I am trying to teach my children to feel a responsibility for their fellow human beings and a sense of connection with ... the world around them." - Gloria Estefan
"I have a very open line of communication with both my children." - 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
"I'm a writer and this is what I love to do." - Gloria Estefan
"I'm totally animal-oriented." - Gloria Estefan
"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." - Gloria Estefan
"I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish and I had wallabies at one point." - Gloria Estefan
"It's crucial with today's challenges that our children feel they have a source of information they can trust in their parents." - Gloria Estefan
"Later in life, the memories I have of my mother are of constant work balanced with caring for my ailing father." - Gloria Estefan
"Motherhood is ... difficult and ... rewarding." - Gloria Estefan
"Music has been one of the most beautiful things in my life and will always be a very big part of who I am and what I do." - Gloria Estefan
"My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there day-in and day-out." - Gloria Estefan
"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." - Gloria Estefan
"My mom was definitely very strict with me." - Gloria Estefan
"My mother had a beautiful, soothing voice that made me melt." - Gloria Estefan
"Sex and drugs were simply not discussed in our culture at that time." - Gloria Estefan
"She's an amazing dog and really inspired everything that's in this book." - Gloria Estefan
"Sometimes my mother had difficulty communicating with me about certain topics." - Gloria Estefan
"Stevie Wonder always smells so good... I'm like a DEA dog, I can smell people a block away!" - Gloria Estefan
"The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly." - Gloria Estefan
"The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice." - Gloria Estefan
"There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child." - Gloria Estefan
"There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity you can't write." - 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
"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
"We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take." - Gloria Estefan
"Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have." - Gloria Estefan
"You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come." - Gloria Estefan
"You don't have to give up who you are to be successful just because you're different." - Gloria Estefan
"You never know what life has in store for you, but I believe there are certain things one is meant to go through." - Gloria Estefan
"You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream." - Gloria Estefan
