The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
SHAKIRAI adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
More Shakira Quotes
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Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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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 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.
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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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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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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.
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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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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 think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
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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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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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