With pregnancy and nursing, the hormones mean your skin tends to be more sensitive to the light, so it’s very important to use sun block every day. – Shakira
Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me. – Shakira
Always I was dreaming of a record contract. From 10 to 13, it was all I could think of. I worked hard for this dream. Nobody could say I didn’t try. – Shakira
I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues. – Shakira
I am trying to make my accent so it won’t bother anyone, but I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I am an American girl when I am from Colombia. – Shakira
My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about. – Shakira
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. – Shakira
Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector. – Shakira
Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region. – Shakira
I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously. – Shakira
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. – Shakira
I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart. – Shakira
Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings. – Shakira
Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me. – Shakira
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. – Shakira
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! – Shakira
I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself. – Shakira
It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page. – Shakira
I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself. – Shakira
For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large. – Shakira
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. – Shakira