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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.

Shakira

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 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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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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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 do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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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 love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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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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I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
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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 can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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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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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.

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