I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
SHAKIRAI didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
More Shakira Quotes
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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.
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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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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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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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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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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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I 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.
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I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
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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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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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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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I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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