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.
SHAKIRAI started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
More Shakira Quotes
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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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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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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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 never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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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 want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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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 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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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 think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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