My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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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’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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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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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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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 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.
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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.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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