My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
SHAKIRASensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
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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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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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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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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’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 the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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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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I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
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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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I wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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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.
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I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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