Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
SHAKIRAIf it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
More Shakira Quotes
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I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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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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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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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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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
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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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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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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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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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