I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
SHAKIRAI 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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I 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.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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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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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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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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What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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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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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 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 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 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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