Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
SHAKIRAIn the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
More Shakira Quotes
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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
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I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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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 never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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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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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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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 love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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