Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Cuban musician Celia Cruz.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba". In the following decades, she became known internationally as the "Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music.
I love living on that stage. Without that, I'd die.
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.
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.
Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life.
If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow.
I love living on that stage. Without that, Id die.
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.
Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain.
When opportunity presents itself grab it. Hold on tight and don’t let go.
My English is not very good-looking.
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.