I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
SHAKIRAProviding 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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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Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
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Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
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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’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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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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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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