I apply the same amount of dedication to being a mom as I do to my music... Shakira More Quotes by Shakira More Quotes From Shakira The music teacher thought I sang like a goat. It was kind of devastating. A few months after that, I participated in a music contest and won. I took my little trophy to school and rubbed it in his nose. I said to him, "What do you say now?" Shakira trophies teacher school The schools play an important role when it comes down to protecting children against violence.Violence is one of the principal reasons why children don't go to school. It's also one of the causes of the alarming school dropout rates. Shakira play children school 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 goal mean children I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with. Shakira unselfish-love parent children 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. Shakira colombia foundation pie 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. Shakira creativity reading air Breastfeeding has been one of the best experiences of my life. I love it! I can't stop! I think I'm going to breastfeed him until he goes to college! I'm hooked! Shakira best-experiences college thinking I'm more afraid of marriage than death. Shakira 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. Shakira challenges writing song 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. Shakira ifs easy people We know that many boys and girls leave school because of poverty, because they have to work. However, there are an important number of children who abandon their studies because of the abuses they're subject to by teachers and their own parents. Shakira girl education teacher 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 Shakira tools children people I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing. Shakira gratitude appreciation needs My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body. Shakira brain beautiful believe My hips don't lie and I don't lie either! Shakira dont-lie hips lying 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 hair fun people I'm not a trained dancer, but I grew up in a culture that revolves around dance. Shakira dancer grew-up culture I grew up in Barranquila, Colombia, and I spent most of my childhood dreaming about becoming a singer. Shakira childhood singers dream 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. Shakira artist responsibility song We have to promote human solidarity, avoid indifference, and play a part with society in the solution of the problem of violence. Shakira against-violence domestic-violence play
