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.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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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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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’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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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 think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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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 consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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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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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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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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