It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
SHAKIRAI started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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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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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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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 think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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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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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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