I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
SHAKIRAI was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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And 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.
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I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
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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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I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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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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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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