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.
SHAKIRAI’m barefoot whenever I can be.
More Shakira Quotes
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
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I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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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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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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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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