Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
SHAKIRAI’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
More Shakira Quotes
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When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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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’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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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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It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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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 think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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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