I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
SHAKIRAGerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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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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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 know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
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I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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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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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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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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My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
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I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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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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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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I love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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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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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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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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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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