Shakira Quotes - Page 4

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• I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.

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  Children, Parent, Unselfish Love

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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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  Song, Writing, Challenges

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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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  Pie, Foundation, Colombia

  "An Interview with Shakira: Global Advocate for Early Childhood Development and Education". Interview with Rahim Kanani, www.forbes.com. April 13, 2012.

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• We have to promote human solidarity, avoid indifference, and play a part with society in the solution of the problem of violence.

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  Play, Domestic Violence, Against Violence

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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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  Reading, Creativity, Air

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.

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  People, Controversial, Periods

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• My family endured a big crisis after my father's business went bankrupt and we went from having a comfortable life to having virtually nothing. I saw from that moment how fragile and precarious life can be and you have to work very hard not just to survive but also to accomplish something in life and fulfill your dreams.

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  Dream, Father, Saws

  Source: www.viva-press.com

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• I'm a firm believer that education is the most efficient tool we have to make people aware and make our children aware, and to protect them from the scourge of the century, which is AIDS

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  Children, People, Tools

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• I grew up in Barranquila, Colombia, and I spent most of my childhood dreaming about becoming a singer.

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  Dream, Childhood, Singers

  Source: www.viva-press.com

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• My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.

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  Song, Responsibility, Artist

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• It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.

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  Glasses, Water, Life Is Like

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• I have such a respect and fascination for dance. I can be light as air or stay grounded. Dance is really another universe.

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  Light, Air, Fascination

  "I Know What I Stand For". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. November 29, 2009.

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• I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.

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  Clothes, Support, Brooklyn

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• I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.

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  Children, Nice, Kids

  "The making of Saint Shakira" by Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2009.

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• In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again.

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  Germany, World, Cups

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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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  Daughter, Grateful, Parent

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• 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.

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  Mother, Country, Children

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

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• 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.

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  Children, Giving, People

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

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

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  Children, Reality, Government

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

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• 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.

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  Children, Stress, Thinking

  Source: www.viva-press.com

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• 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.

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  School, Medicine, Achievement

  Source: www.americasquarterly.org

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• I remember the first time I saw the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video. I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain's face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn't see his face. When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!

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  Cute, Smell, Feelings

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• Freddy Demann (Shakira's Manager) is a man that knows the world of music. And I know that I am in good hands.

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  Men, Hands, World

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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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  Dad, Inspiration, Hero

  "Colombian gold". Interview With Ted Kessler, www.theguardian.com. July 13, 2002.

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• My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don't respect you and when they respect you they don't love you.

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  Respect, Team, Love You

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