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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.

Shakira

I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
SHAKIRA

Choir Made Music never School Teacher Voice
What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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Chase Football Game Happen Once Physics Realise Side Start Understand
Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
SHAKIRA

Dose Fame Flavor Happened Little Small Success Taste
I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
SHAKIRA

Couple Find Life Marriage Necessary Step
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.
SHAKIRA

Beach Country Day Eat Every Fish People Sunday Think Use
I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
SHAKIRA

Compex Country Father Girl Mummy People Person Real
I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
SHAKIRA

Earth Endless Feel Just Know Shake You
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.
SHAKIRA

Comfortable Direction Feel Let Pop Show Walk
I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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Afraid Death Marriage More
Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
SHAKIRA

Both Discover Equality Fundacion Future Higher Hope Point Prosperity Start Today
I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
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Cloth Company Country Dispute Know never Produce Support Unaware Wear Would
I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
SHAKIRA

Dad Paid Pretty Probably Right Voice
I love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
SHAKIRA

Chronic Food Love Order Over Restaurant
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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Country Feel Like Men Minority Part Represent World
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 pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
SHAKIRA

Heart Prefer Pretty Someone Tell Truth Ugly

I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.

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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.

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