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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.

Shakira

I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
SHAKIRA

Anthropological Feel Like Mission
Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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Being Country Develop Much Open People Person Raise Tolerate
I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
SHAKIRA

Earth Endless Feel Just Know Shake You
If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
SHAKIRA

Carpet Even Jeans Photograph Red Tshirt Wear
When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
SHAKIRA

Baby Feel Love Peace World
I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
SHAKIRA

Evoke Feeling Fragrance Imagery Sensation Think Thought Vision
Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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Go Long Relationship Take Term Work
It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
SHAKIRA

Carry Hour Incredibly Liberation Like Someone Sound Spend Talk
You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
SHAKIRA

Amount Archives Anything Life Sacrifice Small
We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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Built Country People Person School Student Teach Work
The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
SHAKIRA

Alas Born Consequence Continuation Country Do Foundation People Person
I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
SHAKIRA

Feel One Use Voice
I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
SHAKIRA

Care Children Eventually Good Grow Just Kid Man Old Take Want
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.
SHAKIRA

Accomplish Dream May One Person Soon
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.
SHAKIRA

Country Fastest Future Growing Mean Population Proven
Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
SHAKIRA

Cry Out Reason Run

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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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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