I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations. – Shakira
The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there. – Shakira
I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts. – Shakira
Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders. – Shakira
I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter. – Shakira
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
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 accompany the song forever. – Shakira
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. – Shakira
I wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party. – Shakira
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. – Shakira
Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele. I’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me. – Shakira
In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again. – Shakira
I never thought it was fair for an 8-year-old child not to be able to afford shoes, or to wander the streets having to beg for money. To know that child’s joy would end soon, when they realised there was no future. – Shakira
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
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. – Shakira
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. – Shakira
People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it. – Shakira
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
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
I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it. – Shakira
At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs. My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me. – Shakira