My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
SHAKIRAAnd 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
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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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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 was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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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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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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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 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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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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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’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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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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Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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