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.
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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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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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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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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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 barefoot whenever I can be.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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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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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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