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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.

Shakira

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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Best Came Go Going Mother never Perfect Understand
I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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Eyes Like People See Sing
President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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Champion Childhood Concern Country Development Early Education Person President Strategies
I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Choir Made Music never School Teacher Voice
At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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Age Could Discover Eight Song Write
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.
SHAKIRA

Easy People Perfectionist Recognize Work
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.
SHAKIRA

Beach Country Day Eat Every Fish People Sunday Think Use
I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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Brick Build Career Consider Laborer Myself Sun Under
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.
SHAKIRA

Christ Energy Infect Intelligence Life Parent Product Thank Gog
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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Anything First Invite Made Person Sing
If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
SHAKIRA

Carpet Even Jeans Photograph Red Tshirt Wear
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.
SHAKIRA

Capacity Cup Least Love Miss Sure World
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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Able Children Day Intensity Love Parent Same Some Unselfishness Want
Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
SHAKIRA

Dose Fame Flavor Happened Little Small Success Taste
In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
SHAKIRA

Earn Fight Life Place
I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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Know Makeup Without Woman

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