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.
SHAKIRAPeople are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
More Shakira Quotes
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don’t respect you and when they respect you they don’t love you.
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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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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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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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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 brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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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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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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