Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
SHAKIRAI always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
More Shakira Quotes
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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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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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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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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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don’t respect you and when they respect you they don’t love you.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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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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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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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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