Latest Shakira Quotes from Interviews

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• Education affects every major challenge we face in society. It creates economic growth, paves the way for peace and stability and helps erase the legacy of marginalization.

  Shakira

  Challenges, Growth, Legacy

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• Education spurs growth and unlocks potential. After all, a single year of primary education creates a 10 to 20 percent increase in a woman's wages later in life. Education lowers the risk of disease and decreases the likelihood that a child will fall into violence and crime. And a child born to a literate mother is 50 percent more likely to survive past age five. No country has achieved sustained growth without at least 40 percent literacy for its adults.

  Shakira

  Mother, Country, Children

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• Education is literally the difference between success and failure, or even life and death for many children.

  Shakira

  Children, Differences, Life And Death

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.

  Shakira

  Responsibility, Giving, Leader

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• I believe education is the key. As an activist and a child of the developing world, I witnessed education's power to transform lives.

  Shakira

  Children, Believe, Keys

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• Music has given a voice to many generations, and I think we, as artists, can be a part of creating a better world.

  Shakira

  Artist, Thinking, Voice

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• By giving every child a fair start, we are improving our collective future, including the private sector's ability to find talent in a very competitive global marketplace.

  Shakira

  Children, Giving, Talent

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• I'm proud that I've been able to work with other artists to make sure that the smallest voices - the voices of our children - have a chance to be heard. Artists can reach, inspire, and motivate young people and leaders in a powerful way.

  Shakira

  Children, Powerful, Artist

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• At the current pace of change, we won't have universal access to education in 100 years, let alone five, and that is unacceptable.

  Shakira

  Years, Pace, Currents

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• We can work together across countries and cultures like never before through the Internet and social media. Everyone can make a difference, whether it is by building a school, sponsoring a child's education, volunteering at their local school, or working to hold leaders accountable for their promises.

  Shakira

  Country, Children, School

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• I've met dedicated people from all sectors of society who are committed to giving children the tools they need for a better future. I'm always impressed by the passionate young leaders I meet. As the pace of change accelerates, so do the challenges we face. However, the chances to solve them increase too.

  Shakira

  Children, Giving, People

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• I think this generation can play a very important role. If we act now, this could be the first generation to witness universal education.

  Shakira

  Thinking, Play, Important

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• A poor child who receives high-quality early childhood development is 40 percent less likely to need special education, twice as likely to attend college and dramatically more likely to survive childhood.

  Shakira

  Children, College, Childhood

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• In tough economic times, we have to make every dollar count, and studies have shown a return of up to $17 for every dollar invested in early childhood.

  Shakira

  Tough Economic Times, Childhood, Dollars

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• After all, by providing early access to medicine, nutrition and stimulation, early childhood development creates lifelong improvements in health, cognitive development, school achievement, and social equality.

  Shakira

  School, Medicine, Achievement

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• We have to demand that governments live up to their promises and make education a reality for every child.

  Shakira

  Children, Reality, Government

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• Obviously, our business leaders yield enormous influence on our political leaders, and they have a duty to use that influence for the greater good. But beyond that, the private sector depends on having healthy, educated and productive workers.

  Shakira

  Yield, Leader, Political

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• The first years of a child's life are too important for a child's future - their development, earnings, behavior, and health - for anyone to ignore.

  Shakira

  Children, Years, Important

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• The goal of my philanthropic work has always been to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her potential. That means our work won't be done until every child has access to quality education from early childhood to adulthood.

  Shakira

  Children, Mean, Goal

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• My hope is that every country in Latin America will make a significant commitment to supporting early childhood development programs.

  Shakira

  Country, Latin, Commitment

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

• The music, of course, is important, but it's the energy that I bring to it that I think the public appreciate the most.

  Shakira

  Thinking, Appreciate, Important

  Source: www.viva-press.com

• I think it's my energy and love of life that has been the real key to my fame and success.

  Shakira

  Real, Love Life, Thinking

  Source: www.viva-press.com

• I love to shake my hips, my hair, and my boobs. It's all about having fun and sharing your spirit with other people.

  Shakira

  Fun, Hair, People

  Source: www.viva-press.com

• I have never had one moment of stage fright and performing has always been a huge thrill and source of enjoyment for me. It's part of my personality.

  Shakira

  Personality, Thrill, Moments

  Source: www.viva-press.com

• I don't think I would want my children to enter into my profession. There's a lot of stress and so much competition. There are easier things you can do with your life.

  Shakira

  Children, Stress, Thinking

  Source: www.viva-press.com