As soon as I came to believe there was a God, I understood that I could not do otherwise than live only for him.
I'm lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I'll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
I'm more afraid of marriage than death.
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.
Breastfeeding has been one of the best experiences of my life. I love it! I can't stop! I think I'm going to breastfeed him until he goes to college! I'm hooked!
I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
I grew up in Barranquila, Colombia, and I spent most of my childhood dreaming about becoming a singer.
Nature places a simple constraint on those who leave the flock to go their own way: they get eaten. In society it's a bit more complicated. Nonetheless the admonition stands: avoiding the unknown has considerable survival value. Society, nature, and artmaking tend to produce guarded creatures.
I think we have our sports within our own culture that are huge with baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Those are the sports in America that we grow up with and soccer isn't really there yet.
I've been so entwined with technology since I was about 15, recording myself and multitracking and producing things on my own.
Change from the top down happens at the will and whim of those below.