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 have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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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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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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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.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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