I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
SHAKIRAAnd I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
More Shakira Quotes
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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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