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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.

Shakira

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 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
Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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Challenge Face Generation Keep Many Paas Past Problem Solution
Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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Country Develop Education Forward General Only
I do take advantage of, you know, feeling sensual and feeling sexy.
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Advantage Dfeel Know Sensual Sexy
In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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Day Full Light Sunset Think
I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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Anything First Invite Made Person Sing
I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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Close History Love Museum Nerd Study Visit
My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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Behave Certain Feel Pressure Taught Therapist Way
I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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Choir Made Music never School Teacher Voice
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.
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Ancient Bottle Depict Elixir Kind Look Magicial Mean Modern Potion Times Use Want
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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Christ Energy Infect Intelligence Life Parent Product Thank Gog
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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Heart Prefer Pretty Someone Tell Truth Ugly
I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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Dad Paid Pretty Probably Right Voice
Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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Fame Isolate Person
At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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Age Could Discover Eight Song Write

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