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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.

Shakira

Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
SHAKIRA

Although Country Definitely Much Parent People Person Pretty Responsibility Share
I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
SHAKIRA

Comfortable Direction Feel Let Pop Show Walk
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.
SHAKIRA

Care Children Eventually Good Grow Just Kid Man Old Take Want
I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
SHAKIRA

Brick Build Career Consider Laborer Myself Sun Under
I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
SHAKIRA

Eyes Like People See Sing
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.
SHAKIRA

Being Country Develop Much Open People Person Raise Tolerate
I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
SHAKIRA

Helpful Just Know Map Psyche Think Very
I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
SHAKIRA

Country Deserve Enough Love Many Million People Songs Write Written
You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
SHAKIRA

Amount Archives Anything Life Sacrifice Small
I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
SHAKIRA

Adrenaline Album Curious Feel Passionate Release Same Thirteen Year
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.
SHAKIRA

Carpet Even Jeans Photograph Red Tshirt Wear
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.
SHAKIRA

Duty Platform Real Sense Voice
I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
SHAKIRA

Feel One Use Voice
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.
SHAKIRA

Carry Hour Incredibly Liberation Like Someone Sound Spend Talk
You’re a song written by the hands of God.
SHAKIRA

God Hand Song Written
People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
SHAKIRA

Every Get Jade People Profession Reason Some

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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