I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
SHAKIRAThe worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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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.
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I’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.
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Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
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I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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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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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 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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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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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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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don’t respect you and when they respect you they don’t love you.
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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