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.
SHAKIRAThe ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
More Shakira Quotes
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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
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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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It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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