A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
SHAKIRAWe’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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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.
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Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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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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I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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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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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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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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Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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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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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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