Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
SHAKIRAMy body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
More Shakira Quotes
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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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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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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I wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.
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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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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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I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
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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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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 was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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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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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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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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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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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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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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