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.
SHAKIRAWhen I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
More Shakira Quotes
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I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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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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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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 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’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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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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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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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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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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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 always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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