Shakira Quotes
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We've built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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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. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it's up to us to find solutions today so that we don't keep passing our problems on.
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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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Gerard doesn't tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
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The thing is, my dad's always been more of a bookworm; he was interested in more intellectual pursuits, but nobody can escape the passion that football stirs.
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I have two kids, a career, and a man that takes a lot of my attention and time.
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The relationship I have with my Hispanic fans is very deep and intricate.
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When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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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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My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He was my idol, my hero. I wanted to be just like him.
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Life is a soccer field, don't you think?
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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The truth is that I'm more afraid of marriage than of death.
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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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I've shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest's.
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I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know.
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Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish.
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If I can contribute to people having fun, I would feel very fulfilled as an artist.
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You're a song written by the hands of God.
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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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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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.
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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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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I've gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.