My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
SHAKIRAWe’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
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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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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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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 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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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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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 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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