Whenever Wherever Shakira Quotes

#1. Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn't just let someone else do it.

Shakira

#2. 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 than I imagined!

Shakira

#3. People like Shakira shouldnt have record contracts. She cant even speak English.

Avril Lavigne

#4. 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.

Shakira

#5. I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.

Shakira

#6. I'm double-jointed. I can put my legs over my head, which freaks people out.

Shakira

#7. Um, tequila please?" I asked questioningly, enunciating each word as best as my drunken mouth would allow. So really, it came out as "Uff, shakira pea?

Tara Sivec

#8. Freddy Demann (Shakira's Manager) is a man that knows the world of music. And I know that I am in good hands.

Shakira

#9. I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then I have been very involved in the crusade for education.

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#10. Although I fancy Britney, I think Shakira is hot too. Maybe I could let them fight over me. I'm a young lad and I've got to keep my options open.

Gareth Gates

#11. I never went to the gym before in my life. But, at 32, I notice that my body responds negatively to bad food, so I must make double the effort.

Shakira

#12. I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.

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#13. I live for freedom, and freedom is a lie.

Shakira

#14. From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we're just born.

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#15. The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.

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#16. I love Shakira - she is such a beautiful person. She does so many good things for the world on top of making good music. And she is an awesome mom. When you are Latina, it is all about family, and to see that she prioritizes family and her career at the same time is really nice.

Becky G

#17. We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.

Shakira

#18. I'm a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.

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#19. My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.

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#20. 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.

Shakira

#21. I'm a firm believer that education is the most efficient tool we have to make people aware and make our children aware, and to protect them from the scourge of the century, which is AIDS

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#22. I've shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest's.

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#23. When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.

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#24. I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I'm fine that way. I don't need to be faithful to any concept, you know.

Shakira

#25. Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.

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#26. Live your life to the fullest.

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#27. Nationalism is cured by traveling.

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#28. I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.

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#29. I adore my dad. He's a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.

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#30. In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again.

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