We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
SHAKIRAFor a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
More Shakira Quotes
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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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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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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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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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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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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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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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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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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 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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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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