People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
SHAKIRAPeople are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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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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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
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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.
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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
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