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.
SHAKIRAMy dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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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.
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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don’t respect you and when they respect you they don’t love you.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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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 think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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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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I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
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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 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.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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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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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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