In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
SHAKIRAEvery 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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I 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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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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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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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
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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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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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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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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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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.
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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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