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.
SHAKIRAI think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
More Shakira Quotes
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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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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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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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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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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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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 pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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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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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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