Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
SHAKIRAI just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
More Shakira Quotes
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I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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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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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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 didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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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 never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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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 wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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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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