All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
SHAKIRAMy body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
More Shakira Quotes
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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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.
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I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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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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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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I love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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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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