I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
SHAKIRAI think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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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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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.
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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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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
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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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It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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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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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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