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.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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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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And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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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’re a song written by the hands of God.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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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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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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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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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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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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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.
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
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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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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 adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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