I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
SHAKIRAWhen you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
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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 will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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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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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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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And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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