My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
SHAKIRAMy videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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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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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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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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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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 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 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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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 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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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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Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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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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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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