I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
SHAKIRAEveryone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
More Shakira Quotes
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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’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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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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And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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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’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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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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