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.
SHAKIRAI know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
More Shakira Quotes
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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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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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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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It’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.
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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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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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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.
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I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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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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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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