In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
SHAKIRASo 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.
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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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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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’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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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 feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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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.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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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 feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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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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I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
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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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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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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 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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