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.
SHAKIRAMy therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
More Shakira Quotes
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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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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 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 know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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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 was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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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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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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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 love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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