I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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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’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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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 think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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