I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
SHAKIRAEducation is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
More Shakira Quotes
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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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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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Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
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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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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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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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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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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