1. “Always believe that the impossible is always possible.” ― Selena Quintanilla
2. “We went through a hard time, and we had to turn to music as a means to putting food on the table.” ― Selena Quintanilla
3. “Anybody can be a role model.” ― Selena Quintanilla
4. “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
5. “You have to take what you can get when you’re getting started.” ― Selena Quintanilla
6. “I feel very proud to be Mexican. 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
7. “Anybody can be a role model, anybody can.” ― Selena Quintanilla
8. “All I need to do is try and do the best that I can do.” ― Selena Quintanilla
9. “With a positive attitude, you can be anything you want to be.” ― Selena Quintanilla
10. “All this is a dream to me. Everything, the applause, the fans asking for autographs, the trips, all that is a dream.” ― Selena Quintanilla
11. “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
12. “What I don’t like are arrogant people. We’re all equal. I don’t like it when a person assumes to be better.” ― Selena Quintanilla
13. “We never thought we’d get this far, but we’re here.” ― Selena Quintanilla
14. “I’m always planning for my future. The public can support an artist or let them fall. Aside from music, I love designing. I have to put money in something I like. That is why I have been thinking of the boutiques.” ― Selena Quintanilla
15. “When you get hard work, you get success, and we put a lot of years into it.” ― Selena Quintanilla
16. “You get a lot farther in life without drugs.” ― Selena Quintanilla
17. “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
18. “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
19. “I’m very real, very sincere and honest, and that’s how I’ll always be.” ― Selena Quintanilla
20. “You wish for things to happen when you’re not doing as well…”
21. “I’m very real, very sincere, and honest, and that’s how I’ll always be.” ― Selena Quintanilla
22. “I want to be remembered not only as an entertainer, but as a person who cared a lot.” ― Selena Quintanilla
23. “You have to take what you could get when you’re getting started.” ― Selena Quintanilla
24. “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
25. “If you have a dream, don’t let anybody take it away.” ― Selena Quintanilla
26. “A lot of people may think it’s difficult to work with family, it’s not.” ― Selena Quintanilla
27. “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.
28. “When you get hard work you get success, and we put a lot of years into it.” ― Selena Quintanilla
29. “I don’t feel pressure because I’m not trying to portray something that I’m not.” ― Selena Quintanilla
30. “We never never thought we’d get this far, but we’re here.” ― Selena Quintanilla
31. “What’s cool about our family is that we don’t hold grudges, and I think that’s sort of been the key to the success. We have our disagreements, but whether we’re right or wrong, we’ll just go and apologize. That’s just the way we are.” ― Selena Quintanilla
32. “I want to be remembered not only as an entertainer but as a person who cared a lot, and I gave the best that I could. I tried to be the best role model that I possibly could.” ― Selena Quintanilla
33. “When you get hard work, you get success.” ― Selena Quintanilla