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.
SHAKIRAI feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
More Shakira Quotes
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I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
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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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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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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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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 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.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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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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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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