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.
SHAKIRABecoming 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
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I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
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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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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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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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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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