I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
SHAKIRAI 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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From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we’re just born.
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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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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I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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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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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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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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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.
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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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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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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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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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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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