I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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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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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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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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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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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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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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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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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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