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.
SHAKIRAWe’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
More Shakira Quotes
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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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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.
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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 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!
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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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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.
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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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.
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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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