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.
SHAKIRAI now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
More Shakira Quotes
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
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I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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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 feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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