My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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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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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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 feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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I love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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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.
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I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
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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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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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