I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
SHAKIRAI’m barefoot whenever I can be.
More Shakira Quotes
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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I 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.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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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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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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