At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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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.
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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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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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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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From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we’re just born.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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 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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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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.
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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