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.
SHAKIRAI’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
More Shakira Quotes
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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 wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.
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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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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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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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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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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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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 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 think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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