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.
SHAKIRAMy man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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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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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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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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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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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about 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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