I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
SHAKIRAI’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
More Shakira Quotes
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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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 like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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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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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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I 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.
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Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
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