People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
SHAKIRAI’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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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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I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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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.
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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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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
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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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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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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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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