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Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.

Shakira

I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
SHAKIRA

Face Multi Person Woman
My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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Dad Nobody Notary Register Steal Use
I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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Always Big Call Child Intuition Little Project
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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Beach Country Day Eat Every Fish People Sunday Think Use
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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Addict Being Earth Felt Fice Most Old Perform Place Stage Wonderful Year
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.
SHAKIRA

Challenge Face Generation Keep Many Paas Past Problem Solution
I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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Day First Forget never Remember Saw Smell Spirit Teen Time Video
I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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Charity Continuation Country Do Foundation Pei Start
I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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Eyes Like People See Sing
I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Choir Made Music never School Teacher Voice
I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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Best Came Go Going Mother never Perfect Understand
My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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Behave Certain Feel Pressure Taught Therapist Way
We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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Built Country People Person School Student Teach Work
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.
SHAKIRA

Age Dark Humanity Itself Manage Question
I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
SHAKIRA

Adrenaline Album Curious Feel Passionate Release Same Thirteen Year
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.
SHAKIRA

Become Force Important Make Mom Most Recognize Reprioritize Room Thing

Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.

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Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.

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