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.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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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. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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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 never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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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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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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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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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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