I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
SHAKIRAFor a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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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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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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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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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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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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I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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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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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 body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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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 think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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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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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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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
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