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.
SHAKIRABecause of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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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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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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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 admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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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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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
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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.
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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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