My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
SHAKIRAI tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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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.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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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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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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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.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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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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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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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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