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.
SHAKIRAYou feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
More Shakira Quotes
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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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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I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
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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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I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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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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