“The impossible is possible”

“I feel very fortunate. We just happened to be at the right place at the right time.” On Getting Signed To EMI Latin

“I lost a lot out of my teenagehood but I gained a lot too. I can’t really say that I lost because I got ahead of everyone as far as career and being more mature about business, even though I didn’t know what the heck was going on.” On Growing Up

“Be at your best at all times.” Her Advice To Kids

“We got up and we screamed. It was the pre-telecast part of the awards and there was maybe like 10 of us sitting in one row towards the back of the place, showed up kinda late. Like always, I’m always late for everything and they announced uh me as the winner and I was like oh my God and we all stood and we screamed and I was wearing this like crystal beaded gown and I remember going down, cause it’s kind of on a slant, and thinking gee Selena if you fall..you are gonna be so embarrased don’t fall cause it had like this fishtail in the back of it and I was trying to be all cool walking up there, but it was great and thinking back now…it’s just an experience I will never forget.” On Her Grammy Experience

“I was 6 and a half when I started singing and I recorded my first record when I was 8 and started traveling when I was 9.” On Their Early Years

“I’m nervous. I usually dont get nervous for shows but I am nervous tonight…see I’m too honest. I’m too honest for my own good.” On Stage Fright

“It’s a movie called Don Juan De Marco and the Centerfold with Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway and it’s a little bleek piece in the movie but my goodness, just to be in the same movie with Marlon Brando and Faye Dunaway is great.” On Her Movie Debut

“It’s kind of gonna be like starting all over again. Nobody knows me in the sense of the english market but I’m ready, I’m ready for the work. Gotta try.” On Her English Album

“There’s a fan club and it’s based out of here in San Antonio and it carries the Mexican…for Mexico..la gente de Mexico..and tambien..tambien all the United States, and what they do is they send out a newsletter each month telling you where we’re gonna play and tambien there’s also a fan club where you can pay a fee and you get the newsletter plus interviews with the bandmembers and different stuff like that. T-shirts and all that junk.” On Her Fan Club

“When dad first introduced us to it we were like, no you can’t make us play it. There were times we would come in to practice and we would start crying, ‘We don’t wanna learn this music.’ But we learned it and now that’s all we listen to on the radio and we like to play it.” On Tejano Music

“I’m in charge of the uniforms and outfits. I design clothes and jewelry on the side. So we make our own things, which I love to do. I love shiny things and I love clothing.” On Her Fashion Business

“Thank goodness we stuck to it because we have come a long way, you know. Really and truly, I can’t imagine myself having an everyday job and going into an office. I love business. I have my own business aside from singing, but I can’t picture myself going to the same place everyday. I don’t know, it would be kind of a drag to me, I guess I have gotten so used to traveling now. When I have the chance to relax, I’m real hyper and ready to go.” On the Bands Success

“Gosh that’s neat at least I know I’m accomplishing something.” On Winning Her 1st Tejano Award

“I think the public plays an important role in supporting an artist in their career.” At the 1989 Tejano Awards

“You’re spoiling me! But I like it.” At the 1988 Tejano Awards

“This is what happens when you gain weight before a video.” At the filming of No Me Queda Mas

“Well, when I’m singing I’m a completely different person. I could be very free, depending on the situation I could do what I want. I would have to deliver, like with many songs, a lot of emotion if a song is very sad, as with a very happy and excited song. It depends, it depends. Compared to when I’m my normal self, like whomever, of the public.” On Performing

“I’ll never do that again but they dared me and when you dare me you better watch out.” On Bungee Jumping

“One thing is that if I ever have children later on, for sure I want my children to know spanish. It only makes you a better person or even a smarter person to know 2 languages. If that barrier is not there you can cross both lines, talk to English and Spanish people and it gets you alot farther in business and personal communication.”

“Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of having a big wedding, with a long white gown and a bouquet of flowers but my love for Chris was so strong. I couldn’t wait any longer for us to be together as husband and wife. I couldn’t even wear my nicest dress because that would’ve made my father suspicious.” On Her Husband Chris

“The title comes from those flowers that they have at dances with the light inside.” On the song Como La Flor

“It’s one of those songs where the girl tells the guy off.” On the song Que Creias

“Chris wanted to show me first how to change gears. So later on down the road I’ll be cruisin on a Harley hopefully.” About Motorcycles

“Well I think that’s cause of my dad and his belt. (Selena laughs and imitates her father)you’re gonna sing little girl!(shaking her hands in front of her and laughing). Boy, I was very shy but when a person grows up you change and those things do too.” Over Coming Shyness

“We grew up with morals and also respect for everyone. My father always treated us equal and we’re not different. We all have talent even if they are in different aspects.” On Morals

“I miss going to school and having friends; that’s normal for anyone my age. I had a very boring childhood because I never had the opportunity to associate with anybody my own age due to my career. I miss being around kids my own age.” On Growing Up