I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
SHAKIRABrazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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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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I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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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 started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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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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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
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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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