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.
SHAKIRAI think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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 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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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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 wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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 admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
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