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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.

Shakira

I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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Avid Believer Break Childhood Cycle Development Education Especially Poverty
I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
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Any Concept Faithful Fine Idea Know Musically Need Way
I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
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Feel One Use Voice
Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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Always Create Definitely Especially Felt Music Today Video Vital
Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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Artist Do Else Intricate Part Person Someone Songwriting Such
I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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Country Every Hand People Person Radio Shaken Station
I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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Dad Paid Pretty Probably Right Voice
I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Choir Made Music never School Teacher Voice
You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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Amount Archives Anything Life Sacrifice Small
I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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Change Country Nothing People Person
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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Develop Experience Love Over Something Think Time Work
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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Delight Everything Refer Sense Sensual
I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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Even Know Pencil Skirt Swing Wear
I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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Helpful Just Know Map Psyche Think Very
I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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Addict Being Earth Felt Fice Most Old Perform Place Stage Wonderful Year
You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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God Hand Song Written

Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.

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