Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
SHAKIRAThe truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
More Shakira Quotes
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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.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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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!
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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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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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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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.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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.
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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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