I’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.
SHAKIRAI’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 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 I’m on an anthropological mission.
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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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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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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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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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
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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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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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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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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 love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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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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