You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
SHAKIRAYou feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
SHAKIRASensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
SHAKIRAI think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
SHAKIRAI remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
SHAKIRAI don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
SHAKIRAThe ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
SHAKIRAI always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
SHAKIRARelationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
SHAKIRAProviding all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
SHAKIRAI 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.
SHAKIRABeing 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.
SHAKIRAI 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.
SHAKIRAI love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
SHAKIRAI 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.
SHAKIRAMy body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
SHAKIRAI started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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