My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
SHAKIRAI tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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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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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 believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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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