35 Best Selena Quintanilla Quotes To Fuel Your Dreams

Check out the best Selena Quintanilla quotes that reflect her positive attitude, belief in hard work, and love for her culture.

Selena Quintanilla was an American singer-songwriter, a fashion trendsetter, and a cultural icon for the Latino community.

Known as the “Queen of Tejano Music,” Selena captivated audiences with her powerful voice, unique lyrics, and charismatic stage presence.

Her chart-topping hits like “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “Como La Flor,” and “Dreaming of You” showcased her unique ability to blend Tejano, pop, and cumbia influences, bringing Latin music to a global stage.

Selena broke barriers in a male-dominated industry and became one of the best-selling Latin artists of all time. Her Grammy Award-winning success and entrepreneurial spirit paved the way for future generations of artists.

Beyond her music, Selena inspired millions with her humility, work ethic, and belief that passion and perseverance make anything possible.

Her legacy was honored in the acclaimed 1997 biopic “Selena,” starring Jennifer Lopez, which introduced her story to a new generation of fans.

Here are the most famous Selena Quintanilla quotes that inspire resilience, determination, and the power of dreaming big.

Top 10 Selena Quintanilla Quotes

1. “When you get hard work, you get success.” — Selena Quintanilla

   

2. “The family that plays together stays together.” — Selena Quintanilla

   
3. “All I need to do is try and do the best that I can do.” — Selena Quintanilla

   

4. “If you have a dream, don’t let anybody take it away.” — Selena Quintanilla

   

5. “Always believe that the impossible is always possible.” — Selena Quintanilla

   

6. “We never never thought we’d get this far, but we’re here.” — Selena Quintanilla
7. “With a positive attitude, you can be anything you want to be.” — Selena Quintanilla

   

8. “If you work hard to achieve your goals, the rest it’s really easy.” — Selena Quintanilla

   

9. “You have to take what you can get when you’re getting started.” — Selena Quintanilla

   

10. “I don’t feel pressure because I’m not trying to portray something that I’m not.” — Selena Quintanilla

Best Selena Quintanilla Quotes To Inspire You

1. “Anybody can be a role model.” — Selena Quintanilla
2. “I feel very proud to be Mexican.” — Selena Quintanilla
3. “You get a lot farther in life without drugs.” — Selena Quintanilla
4. “When love hits you, it hits you and you don’t expect it.” — Selena Quintanilla
5. “I’m very real, very sincere, and honest, and that’s how I’ll always be.” — Selena Quintanilla
6. “I’m spoiled in the sense that now I get what I want but it’s because I work for it.” — Selena Quintanilla
7. “When I’m singing, I’m another person. I can be really free, in the sense that I can do whatever I want.” — Selena Quintanilla
8. “I didn’t have the opportunity to learn Spanish when I was a girl, but it’s never too late to get in touch with your roots.” — Selena Quintanilla
9. “All this is a dream to me. Everything, the applause, the fans asking for autographs, the trips, all that is a dream.” — Selena Quintanilla
10. “Well, when I am singing I am a completely different person. I could be very free, depending on the situation I could do what I want.” — Selena Quintanilla
11. “We got laughed at. My father was told that we would never make it. It’s gradual, a growing process. It’s not like it came overnight.” — Selena Quintanilla
12. “It’s really cool to kind of have people come to me and get excited, you know, I don’t see myself that way. And I get excited when I see other artists.” — Selena Quintanilla
13. “I’m very simple. I like the finer things in life but because we have gone through some tough times in life I am able to enjoy the simpler things in life.” — Selena Quintanilla
14. “Music is not a very stable business. You know it comes and it goes, and so does money. But your education stays with you for the rest of your life.” — Selena Quintanilla
15. “We went through a hard time, and we had to turn to music as a means of putting food on the table. And we’ve been doing it ever since. No regrets either.” — Selena Quintanilla

Famous Quotes From Selena Quintanilla

1. “You shouldn’t care for somebody just because of the materialistic things that they have and I’m a firm believer in that.” — Selena Quintanilla
2. “It’s got polka in it, a little bit of country, a little bit of jazz. Fuse all those types of music together. I think that’s where you get Tejano.” — Selena Quintanilla
3. “The reason I’m really appreciative of everything that’s going on around me is because of the fact that I never expected it, and I want to keep that attitude.” — Selena Quintanilla
4. “If you’re going to be somebody, you need to be a leader and not a follower. The impossible is always possible and you don’t need anybody else to tell you that you’re good.” — Selena Quintanilla
5. “Not only as an entertainer but as a person who cared a lot and I gave the best that I could, and I’ve tried to be the best role model that I possibly could and the best person that I could be.” — Selena Quintanilla
6. “The life of an artist is not all glamorous. It’s a lot of work. A lot of people think that it’s very easy. They think you always stay in good hotels, you buy good things, but it is not like that. You have to work very hard like everybody.” — Selena Quintanilla
7. “One of the most important things, for me, is to have my family by my side, supporting me and have that love. For me, love is super important because money comes and goes but love lasts for such a long time, for the rest of your life.” — Selena Quintanilla
8. “Tejano music was hard for us because I was a girl. My dad had a lot of problems while trying to set up shows for us or presentations because there are a lot of men who don’t think that women can get the attention of the public. But . . . wrong!” — Selena Quintanilla
9. “It’s great to have everybody, especially Hispanics, getting back to their roots and listening to Spanish music and it’s a start, getting back to learning the language. That’s how I learned it, literally. Because I actually learned English before I learned Spanish.” — Selena Quintanilla
10. “Our culture is very beautiful. It’s very romantic. Spanish is a very romantic language. It’s the language of love. I think it’s very sad if we forget where we come from. Because we are who we are. I think the color or our skin is beautiful. I think people should be proud of that.” — Selena Quintanilla

Conclusion

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