Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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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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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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It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
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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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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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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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I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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