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.
SHAKIRAThe worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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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 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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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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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 dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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