In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
SHAKIRAYou can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
More Shakira Quotes
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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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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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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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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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!
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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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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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
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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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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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