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I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!

Shakira

I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
SHAKIRA

Cloth Company Country Dispute Know never Produce Support Unaware Wear Would
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
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.
SHAKIRA

Any Concept Faithful Fine Idea Know Musically Need Way
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.
SHAKIRA

Country Feel Like Men Minority Part Represent World
Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
SHAKIRA

Ancient Bottle Depict Elixir Kind Look Magicial Mean Modern Potion Times Use Want
I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
SHAKIRA

Choir Made Music never School Teacher Voice
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.
SHAKIRA

Chase Football Game Happen Once Physics Realise Side Start Understand
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.
SHAKIRA

Intermediate Large Only Pant Small Sweat Wear
Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
SHAKIRA

Day Discover Every New Something
People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
SHAKIRA

Every Get Jade People Profession Reason Some
When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
SHAKIRA

Age Dark Humanity Itself Manage Question
I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
SHAKIRA

Day First Forget never Remember Saw Smell Spirit Teen Time Video
The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
SHAKIRA

Get Go Kitchen Mistake never Out She Woman Worst
A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Empty Kid Learn Stomach
I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
SHAKIRA

Eyes Like People See Sing
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’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!

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I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!

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