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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.

Shakira

When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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Complete Feel Married Need Think
I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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Close History Love Museum Nerd Study Visit
I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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Couple Find Life Marriage Necessary Step
I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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Barefoot Be Whenever
I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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Dad Paid Pretty Probably Right Voice
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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Beach Country Day Eat Every Fish People Sunday Think Use
Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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Always Create Definitely Especially Felt Music Today Video Vital
All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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All More Prefer Spend Think Thought Time Twenties What Worry
I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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Always Big Call Child Intuition Little Project
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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Feel How Moment Reflection Song Think
You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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Amount Archives Anything Life Sacrifice Small
I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
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Country Deserve Enough Love Many Million People Songs Write Written
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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Artist Do Else Intricate Part Person Someone Songwriting Such
I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
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Comfortable Direction Feel Let Pop Show Walk
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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Best Childhood Children Country Development Early Education Interest Latin Need Provide
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 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.

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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.

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