I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
SHAKIRAVideos 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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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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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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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.
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
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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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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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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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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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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.
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