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.
SHAKIRAYou’re a song written by the hands of God.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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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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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 don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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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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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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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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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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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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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature.
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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.
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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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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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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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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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