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.
SHAKIRAProviding all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 more afraid of marriage than death.
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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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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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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 never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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