So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
SHAKIRAI feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
More Shakira Quotes
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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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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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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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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 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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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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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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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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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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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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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 feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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