Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
My main hope for my children would be that whatever profession or calling they choose in life, that they pursue it with passion.
Shakira
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Shakira
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 2
Actor
Choreographer
Composer
Guitarist
Manufacturer
Model
Painter
Philanthropist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Voice Actor
Barranquilla
Colombia
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Shakira Mebarak
Whatever
Hope
Children
Pursue
Would
Main
Life
Profession
Calling
Choose
Passion
More quotes by Shakira
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
For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today, I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived.
Shakira
Live your life to the fullest.
Shakira
I'm a perfectionist in recovery. I'm trying to deal with that monster inside of me that wants to do everything right. Or better than right.
Shakira
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
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
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
I think it's my energy and love of life that has been the real key to my fame and success.
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
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
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.
Shakira
They just want to continue playing their little game of power. And I feel that us people have the responsibility and also the obligation to demand to our leaders to give us the pacifist solutions. To give us a world in peace.
Shakira
I'm like a mosquito, I love humidity. I don't sweat.
Shakira
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.
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
Freddy Demann (Shakira's Manager) is a man that knows the world of music. And I know that I am in good hands.
Shakira
I'm not a trained dancer, but I grew up in a culture that revolves around dance.
Shakira
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
Women should feel happy with their bodies and not live with the stigma that comes from not looking like models in fashion magazines.
Shakira
A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
Shakira
