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.
SHAKIRAIf the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
More Shakira Quotes
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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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.
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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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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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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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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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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’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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