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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.

Shakira

I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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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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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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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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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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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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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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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 know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
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I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
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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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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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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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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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Adrenaline Album Curious Feel Passionate Release Same Thirteen Year

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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