When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
SHAKIRAI admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
More Shakira Quotes
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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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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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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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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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
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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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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
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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 think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don’t respect you and when they respect you they don’t love you.
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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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