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.
SHAKIRAI believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
More Shakira Quotes
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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If 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.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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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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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 adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we’re just born.
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I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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