Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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
-
-
I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
SHAKIRA -
I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
SHAKIRA -
I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
SHAKIRA -
I’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!
SHAKIRA -
At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
SHAKIRA -
My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
SHAKIRA -
I’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.
SHAKIRA -
I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature.
SHAKIRA -
We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
SHAKIRA -
I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
SHAKIRA -
I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
SHAKIRA -
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.
SHAKIRA -
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.
SHAKIRA -
I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
SHAKIRA -
Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
SHAKIRA