I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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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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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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I wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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!
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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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Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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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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