For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today, I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived. Shakira More Quotes by Shakira More Quotes From Shakira Europe is a very different place from my native country of Colombia and my children are growing up in a very urban setting which is nothing like when I was growing up and would be able to play barefoot in the street. But we have a very good life. Shakira growing-up country children Nationalism is cured by traveling. Shakira nationalism If I could, I'd live in the nude, like Eve in paradise. Shakira if-i-could paradise ifs I can be like a lioness when defending my people. Shakira lioness i-can people Education is literally the difference between success and failure, or even life and death for many children. Shakira life-and-death differences children I consider myself a survivor more than anything else. Shakira survivor 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 medicine achievement school 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 powerful artist children It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It's about understanding myself. Sometimes I'll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It's become part of my routine. Shakira understanding caring talking 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 childhood college children The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there. Shakira kitchen worst mistake Of course for a Colombian girl it was always impossible to even imagine becoming an international popstar, but my dream became reality. Shakira girl dream reality There is no other investment that has the kind of social multiplier effect that early education has. It is an incredible thing to nurture and watch grow and spread. Shakira kind education watches Sometimes, I ask myself how any other singer could substitute the inspiration of god in their songs Shakira singers inspiration song Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me. Shakira artist reality people I'm Colombian and nothing will change that. Shakira I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun. Shakira bricks careers sun 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 currents pace years I'm someone who has always been very stubborn and strong-willed. I never gave up. Shakira strong-willed stubborn strong 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 appreciate important thinking
