I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
SHAKIRAI know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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 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.
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It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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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It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
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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 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.
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Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
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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 always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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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 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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