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.
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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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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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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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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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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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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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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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