It's been two years since Gloria Estefan last released an album with her 2013 production "The Standards." However, that doesn't mean the Cuban singer has been missing in action, or as they say, "M.I.A." Instead, Gloria, has kept busy with her latest career venture, "On Your Feet!" The project is a Broadway musical about the life of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, starring Ana Villafane as Gloria and Josh Segarra as her husband/producer. The production has already premiered in Chicago, but will open on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on October 5, 2015 in previews and officially on November 5.
As we wait for the grand New York premiere of "On Your Feet" and cross our fingers for a new studio album by the renowned Queen of Latin Pop, we kick off the month of September celebrating Gloria's 58th birthday! Check out some of her most empowering and positive quotes about family values, life and a professional career. Happy birthday, Gloria!
1) "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!"
2) "In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed."
3) "Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have."
4) "You've got to believe. Never be afraid to dream."
5) "You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come."
6) "The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice."
7) "We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take."
8) "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."
9) "There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and I've always looked at life that way; I've always tried to put on a smile and a brave front, not just for my kids but in my own life and all the difficulties that I've gone through."
10) "Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place."
11) "I don't want anything from Cuba. I want them to be free and enjoy the things I enjoy."
12) "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."
13) "I think we should all live the moment. But you also have to think ahead. You have to think, 'Am I going to be happy with this five, ten years from now? Is it going to let me evolve and grow, or am I going to grow to one day wish I had never done it?' Sometimes you just have to think a little bit ahead."
14) "There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us."
15) "Family has always been the number one priority no matter what happens anywhere else."
16) "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."
17) "If there's ever been a dark moment in my life... well, I wanted to check out. Music was a big escape."
18) "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."
19) "I was going to be a doctor, but I think my music allowed me to help more people than I could have done one-on-one as a psychologist. Just like other people's music really helped me."
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