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.
SHAKIRAI feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
More Shakira Quotes
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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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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 did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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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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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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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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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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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!
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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