I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
SHAKIRAThe ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
More Shakira Quotes
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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’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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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’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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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 am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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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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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don’t respect you and when they respect you they don’t love you.
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