I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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SHAKIRA
More Shakira quotes
I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
ShakiraShakira I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
ShakiraShakira Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
ShakiraShakira I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
ShakiraShakira 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.
ShakiraShakira You’re a song written by the hands of God.
ShakiraShakira I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
ShakiraShakira The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
ShakiraShakira My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
ShakiraShakira 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.
ShakiraShakira 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.
ShakiraShakira In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
ShakiraShakira My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
ShakiraShakira 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.
ShakiraShakira I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
ShakiraShakira I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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