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I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.

Shakira

Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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Although Country Definitely Much Parent People Person Pretty Responsibility Share
I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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Existence God Love Prove Provide Think Through
Providing 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.
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Best Childhood Children Country Development Early Education Interest Latin Need Provide
People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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Body Dance Expose Move People Require Think
I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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Able Being Car Life Nice Rest Ride Spend
A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Empty Kid Learn Stomach
I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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Charity Continuation Country Do Foundation Pei Start
All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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All More Prefer Spend Think Thought Time Twenties What Worry
I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature.
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Accomplish Dream Many One Person Son
I 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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Country Eighteen Foundation Own People Person Start
Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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Field Life Soccer Think
Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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Dose Fame Flavor Happened Little Small Success Taste
I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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Avid Believer Break Childhood Cycle Development Education Especially Poverty
I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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Born Era Feel History Love Read Sometimes Wrong
You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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God Hand Song Written

I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.

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I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.

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