Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
SHAKIRAI remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
More Shakira Quotes
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I love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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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!
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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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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 happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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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.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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