I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
SHAKIRAI pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
More Shakira Quotes
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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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.
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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
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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 love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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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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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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