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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.

Shakira

I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
SHAKIRA

Anything First Invite Made Person Sing
I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
SHAKIRA

Feel One Use Voice
I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
SHAKIRA

Couple Find Life Marriage Necessary Step
My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
SHAKIRA

Behave Certain Feel Pressure Taught Therapist Way
You’re a song written by the hands of God.
SHAKIRA

God Hand Song Written
Every 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.
SHAKIRA

Day Discover Every New Something
It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
SHAKIRA

Difficult Dudden Know Out Someone Think Turn
I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
SHAKIRA

Country Every Hand People Person Radio Shaken Station
I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
SHAKIRA

Adrenaline Album Curious Feel Passionate Release Same Thirteen Year
I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
SHAKIRA

Businessman Country Dad Descend Only Think Unsuccessful
I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
SHAKIRA

Close History Love Museum Nerd Study Visit
From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we’re just born.
SHAKIRA

Discover Platform Point Psychoanalytical View
In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
SHAKIRA

Day Full Light Sunset Think
I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
SHAKIRA

Care Children Eventually Good Grow Just Kid Man Old Take Want
I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
SHAKIRA

Face Multi Person Woman
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.
SHAKIRA

Beach Country Day Eat Every Fish People Sunday Think Use

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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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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