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 can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
More Shakira Quotes
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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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’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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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 just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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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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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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