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.
SHAKIRAI’m barefoot whenever I can be.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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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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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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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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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.
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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 believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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