Shakira Quotes
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they're going to work in the long term.
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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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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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I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
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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'm Colombian and nothing will change that.
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I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them.
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I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason, 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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I feel like I'm not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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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.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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I love food, and I'm a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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In their 20s, women try to be somebody they're not and try to turn themselves into something different. Now I'm in my 30s; I'm very happy with who I am.
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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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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 came to understand that I'm never going to be the perfect mother, but I'm going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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I have so many people out there that celebrate with me when they know that I'm happy. And they hate it when they know that I'm suffering because someone has hurt me.
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I actually support President Obama's initiatives on early childhood. He has appointed me as a commissioner to consult his administration on educational excellence for Hispanics in the U.S. We try to find ways to improve the education system for Hispanics in America, to achieve excellence.
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A man's car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.