Quotes by Shakira

About Shakira:

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began performing in school, demonstrating Latin, Arabic, and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilities. Shakira released her first studio albums, Magia and Peligro, in the early 1990s, failing to attain commercial success; however, she rose to prominence in Latin America with her major-label debut, Pies Descalzos (1996), and her fourth album, Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998).
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.

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It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.

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You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.

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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 remember the first time I saw the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video. 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. When I finally did see him, he was even cuter ...

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I'm convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.

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Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover.

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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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I'm like a mosquito, I love humidity. I don't sweat.

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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don't respect you and when they respect you they don't love you.

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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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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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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 ac...

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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 pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

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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 believed that women have rights and that there are some women that are intelligent enough to claim those rights. There are some others that are stupid enough not to.

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Guys don't like women telling them what to do. It reminds them of their mothers, or something like that.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameShakira
  • DescriptionColombian pop star
  • AliasesShakira Mebarak; Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
  • BornFebruary 2, 1977
  • CountryColombia
  • ProfessionComposer; Singer; Actor; Choreographer; Painter
  • WorksMagia; Peligro; Pies Descalzos; ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?; Laundry Service; Whenever, Wherever; Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2; She Wolf; Sale El Sol; Waka Waka (This Time For Africa); The Voice; Shakira; MTV Unplugged
  • AwardsBillboard Latin Music Awards; Latin Grammy Award; Grammy Award For Best Latin Pop Album; MTV Video Music Award; Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica; Grammy Award For Best Music Video; Grammy Award; Latin Grammy Awards Of 2006; Latin Grammy Award For Song Of The Year; Latin Grammy Award For Album Of The Year; Latin Grammy Award For Best Female Pop Vocal Album; Latin Recording Academy Person Of The Year; Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres; Grammy Award For Best New Artist; Free Your Mind