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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.

Shakira

My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
SHAKIRA

Artist Itself Kind Represent Video Well Woman
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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Addict Being Earth Felt Fice Most Old Perform Place Stage Wonderful Year
You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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God Hand Song Written
Elixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
SHAKIRA

Ancient Bottle Depict Elixir Kind Look Magicial Mean Modern Potion Times Use Want
I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
SHAKIRA

Brick Build Career Consider Laborer Myself Sun Under
I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
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Country Feel Like Men Minority Part Represent World
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.
SHAKIRA

Carry Hour Incredibly Liberation Like Someone Sound Spend Talk
I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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Develop Experience Love Over Something Think Time Work
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
I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
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Always Creative Excellent Grade Knew Poem Recite Story Subject Tremendous Wrote
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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Able Admire Camera Clothes Love Person
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
In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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Earn Fight Life Place
I 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.
SHAKIRA

Accomplish Dream May One Person Soon
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.
SHAKIRA

Country Deserve Enough Love Many Million People Songs Write Written

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