Shakira Quotes
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Europe is a very different place from my native country of Colombia and my children are growing up in a very urban setting which is nothing like when I was growing up and would be able to play barefoot in the street. But we have a very good life.
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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.
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I have always loved performing.
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They just want to continue playing their little game of power. And I feel that us people have the responsibility and also the obligation to demand to our leaders to give us the pacifist solutions. To give us a world in peace.
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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.
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It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.
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The schools play an important role when it comes down to protecting children against violence.Violence is one of the principal reasons why children don't go to school. It's also one of the causes of the alarming school dropout rates.
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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.
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Nationalism is cured by traveling.
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We can work together across countries and cultures like never before through the Internet and social media. Everyone can make a difference, whether it is by building a school, sponsoring a child's education, volunteering at their local school, or working to hold leaders accountable for their promises.
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I thank God that I'm a product of my parents, that they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I'm grateful that I know where I come from.
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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.
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Half of the world lives on [about] $2 a day. If there is a hungry kid in the world, we shouldn't consider ourselves more evolved than homo habilis.
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today, I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived.
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I have never had one moment of stage fright and performing has always been a huge thrill and source of enjoyment for me. It's part of my personality.
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At the current pace of change, we won't have universal access to education in 100 years, let alone five, and that is unacceptable.
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I apply the same amount of dedication to being a mom as I do to my music...
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Because of you, I'm running out of reasons to cry.
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Barcelona is a great city and Spain is a great country to live in.
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I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I'm not capable, I'm too cowardly for that.
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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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After all, by providing early access to medicine, nutrition and stimulation, early childhood development creates lifelong improvements in health, cognitive development, school achievement, and social equality.
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Freddy Demann (Shakira's Manager) is a man that knows the world of music. And I know that I am in good hands.
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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.
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My little boy (Sasha) is now one-year-old and that makes it easier for me to go back to the studio and work on creating new music.
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The music teacher thought I sang like a goat. It was kind of devastating. A few months after that, I participated in a music contest and won. I took my little trophy to school and rubbed it in his nose. I said to him, "What do you say now?"
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I think that we see war as a virtual thing and we even get to believe that bombs fall on top of cardboard cutouts and stuff like that. They don't. They kill real people, real children, real mothers and millions of innocent people.
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I'm happy. I have a man who makes me happy. And a family, which is what I most wanted in life.
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