I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
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 think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
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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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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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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 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 wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
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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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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 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 do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
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