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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.

Shakira

My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
SHAKIRA

Ask Body Feel Like Reproduce
I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
SHAKIRA

Country Feel Like Men Minority Part Represent World
I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
SHAKIRA

Know Makeup Without Woman
My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
SHAKIRA

Already Bone Country Man Mert Over People Person Prefer Pressure Worry
I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
SHAKIRA

Day First Forget never Remember Saw Smell Spirit Teen Time Video
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.
SHAKIRA

Affirmation Appreciation Feel Know Like Ned That
I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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Able Being Car Life Nice Rest Ride Spend
A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
SHAKIRA

Empty Kid Learn Stomach
Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
SHAKIRA

Fame Isolate Person
Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
SHAKIRA

Country Couple Discuss Do Everything Imagine Partner People Person
At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
SHAKIRA

Age Could Discover Eight Song Write
Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
SHAKIRA

Being Country Develop Much Open People Person Raise Tolerate
We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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Built Country People Person School Student Teach Work
I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
SHAKIRA

Helpful Just Know Map Psyche Think Very
I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
SHAKIRA

Born Era Feel History Love Read Sometimes Wrong
I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
SHAKIRA

Afraid Death Marriage More

I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.

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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.

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