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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.

Shakira

I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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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 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
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.
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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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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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Close History Love Museum Nerd Study Visit
At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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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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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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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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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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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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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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