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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 would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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Anything First Invite Made Person Sing
You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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God Hand Song Written
Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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Children Convince Education Intelligent Promote Sport
When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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Baby Feel Love Peace World
My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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Beautiful Believe Body Brain Most Part
At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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Age Could Discover Eight Song Write
When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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Actual Childhood Development Leader Political Strategies Support
Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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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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Any Concept Faithful Fine Idea Know Musically Need Way
And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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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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Believe Every One Responsibility Single White
My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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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Being Country Develop Much Open People Person Raise Tolerate
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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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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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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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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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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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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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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