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.
SHAKIRAI wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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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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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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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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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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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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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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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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