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.
SHAKIRAIt’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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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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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’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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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’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
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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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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
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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 did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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I’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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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 love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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