I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
SHAKIRAI don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
More Shakira Quotes
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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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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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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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I 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.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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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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And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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