Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
SHAKIRAGerard 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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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 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.
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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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Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
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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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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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.
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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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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