Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
SHAKIRAI did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
More Shakira Quotes
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I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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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 love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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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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Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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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 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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