You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
SHAKIRABecause of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
More Shakira Quotes
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I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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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 the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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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 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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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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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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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