I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
SHAKIRAElixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
More Shakira Quotes
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
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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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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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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 started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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