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.
SHAKIRAThe truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
More Shakira Quotes
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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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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I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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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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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 love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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