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.
SHAKIRAWe’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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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.
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And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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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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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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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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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.
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Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
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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 did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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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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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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