I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
SHAKIRAThe truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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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. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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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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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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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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All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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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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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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