I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
SHAKIRABecoming 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don’t respect you and when they respect you they don’t love 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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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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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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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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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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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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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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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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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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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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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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