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.
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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I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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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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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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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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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 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 tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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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