It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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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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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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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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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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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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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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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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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 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.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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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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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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