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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.

Shakira

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
Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
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Both Discover Equality Fundacion Future Higher Hope Point Prosperity Start Today
I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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Baby Dissperar Expect May Need
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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Dose Fame Flavor Happened Little Small Success Taste
In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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Earn Fight Life Place
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 now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
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Between Bridge Culture Difference Direct Gap Hope Talk
I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
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Feel One Use Voice
I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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Compex Country Father Girl Mummy People Person Real
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
Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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Day Discover Every New Something
Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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Being Country Develop Much Open People Person Raise Tolerate
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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Carry Hour Incredibly Liberation Like Someone Sound Spend Talk
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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Career Country Give Musician People Person Seriously Short Show Taken Try
And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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Dimmishing Empower Empowering Fell Sensual Think Touch Tremendously Women
I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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Close History Love Museum Nerd Study Visit

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