I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
SHAKIRAI’m more afraid of marriage than death.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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I’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
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I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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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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