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.
SHAKIRAI 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.
SHAKIRAYou can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
SHAKIRAI’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
SHAKIRAIt’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.
SHAKIRAAnd 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.
SHAKIRAI 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!
SHAKIRALife is a soccer field, don’t you think?
SHAKIRAI consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
SHAKIRAAll 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.
SHAKIRAI was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
SHAKIRAPeople get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
SHAKIRAI am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
SHAKIRAElixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
SHAKIRAI’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
SHAKIRAI admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
SHAKIRAI now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
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