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.
SHAKIRAWhen I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
More Shakira Quotes
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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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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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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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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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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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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I 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.
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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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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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