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.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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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’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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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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 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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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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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’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
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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 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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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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