And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
SHAKIRAIn this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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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Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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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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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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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 feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
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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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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’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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