I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
SHAKIRAI 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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President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
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I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
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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 know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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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 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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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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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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