I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
SHAKIRASongwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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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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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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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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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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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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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.
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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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 am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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