Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
SHAKIRASo 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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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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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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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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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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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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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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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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