In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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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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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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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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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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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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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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