You’re a song written by the hands of God.
SHAKIRAMy 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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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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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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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 like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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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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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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