1.
Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain.
Celia Cruz
'Absolving is not disregarding. Absolving is recollecting without anguish.'
2.
When opportunity presents itself grab it. Hold on tight and don’t let go.
Celia Cruz
When given the chance, seize it. Cling to it and don't relinquish it.
3.
When people hear me sing, I want them to be happy, happy, happy. I don't want them thinking about when there's not any money, or when there's fighting at home. My message is always felicidad - happiness.
Celia Cruz
4.
Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life.
Celia Cruz
5.
My life is singing. I don't plan on retiring. I plan to die on a stage. I can have a headache but when it's time to sing and I step on that stage there is no more headache.
Celia Cruz
6.
My English is not very good-looking.
Celia Cruz
7.
I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.
Celia Cruz
8.
I love living on that stage. Without that, Id die.
Celia Cruz
9.
You would give up your career if you lost your voice for good, or if the impresarios stopped calling, or the audiences stopped coming. But as long as those things are there, I don't plan to stop. There is nothing that makes me feel better than to be with my public.
Celia Cruz
10.
If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow.
Celia Cruz