I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
SHAKIRAI know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
More Shakira Quotes
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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 am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature.
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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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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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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