I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
SHAKIRAI think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
More Shakira Quotes
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My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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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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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 started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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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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