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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.

Shakira

A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Empty Kid Learn Stomach
When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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Age Dark Humanity Itself Manage Question
It’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
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Difficult Dudden Know Out Someone Think Turn
I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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Anything First Invite Made Person Sing
People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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Country Dress People Same
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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Important Infinite Issue Shift Shine Spotlight Taken Towards
Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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Field Life Soccer Think
My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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Dad Nobody Notary Register Steal Use
I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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Channel Children Country Crocodile Discover Guy Hunter Like One Show Wish
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
I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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Evoke Feeling Fragrance Imagery Sensation Think Thought Vision
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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Charity Continuation Country Do Foundation Pei Start
I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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Around Fall Familiar Love Lucky Myself Otherwise Risk Talk
In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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Day Full Light Sunset Think
The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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Career Choose Frustration Make Music Singer Sure Worst
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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Duty Platform Real Sense Voice

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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