At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
SHAKIRAI feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
More Shakira Quotes
-
-
The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
SHAKIRA -
I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
SHAKIRA -
I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
SHAKIRA -
My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
SHAKIRA -
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.
SHAKIRA -
I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
SHAKIRA -
A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
SHAKIRA -
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.
SHAKIRA -
I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
SHAKIRA -
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.
SHAKIRA -
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.
SHAKIRA -
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.
SHAKIRA -
My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
SHAKIRA -
I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
SHAKIRA -
What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
SHAKIRA