We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
SHAKIRAA man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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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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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
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Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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I wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.
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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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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.
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I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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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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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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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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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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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
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I love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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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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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 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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