Shakira Quotes
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My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He was my idol, my hero. I wanted to be just like him.
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Life is a soccer field, don't you think?
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It's not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It's not easy if those people aren't as perfectionistic as I am.
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The music industry is dominated by guys. I work with men 98 percent of the time - producers, arrangers, musicians, engineers.
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I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It's an adventure, a dream... I feel like I'm on an anthropological mission.
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I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know.
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Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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 feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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If I can contribute to people having fun, I would feel very fulfilled as an artist.
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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 know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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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'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've shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest's.
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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That's my fatal, absurd nature.
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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them.
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The truth is that I'm more afraid of marriage than of death.
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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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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.