227 Quotes by Shakira

I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.

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

I just think that it's very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.

I like to see people's eyes when I'm singing to them.

I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I've been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don't get a chance to be heard.

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.

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

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

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