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A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.

Shakira

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
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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Celebrity Cute Day Face Feel Forget never Popular See Singer
You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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God Hand Song Written
I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
SHAKIRA

Businessman Country Dad Descend Only Think Unsuccessful
I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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Even Know Pencil Skirt Swing Wear
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

Best Came Go Going Mother never Perfect Understand
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 love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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Chronic Food Love Order Over Restaurant
When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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Age Dark Humanity Itself Manage Question
The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
SHAKIRA

Career Choose Frustration Make Music Singer Sure Worst
I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
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Any Concept Faithful Fine Idea Know Musically Need Way
I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
SHAKIRA

Couple Find Life Marriage Necessary Step
I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
SHAKIRA

Career Country Give Musician People Person Seriously Short Show Taken Try
So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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Actual Childhood Development Leader Political Strategies Support
I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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Country Every Hand People Person Radio Shaken Station
I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
SHAKIRA

Admire Always Celebrity Controversial Country Doing Felt People Period Some Woman
I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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Afraid Death Marriage More
Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
SHAKIRA

Day Discover Every New Something
My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
SHAKIRA

Ask Body Feel Like Reproduce
I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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Brick Build Career Consider Laborer Myself Sun Under
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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Born Era Feel History Love Read Sometimes Wrong
I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness that parents love their children with.
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Able Children Day Intensity Love Parent Same Some Unselfishness Want
I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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Know Makeup Without Woman
We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
SHAKIRA

Childhood Country Develop Higher Innovative Early Need Program Provide Quality Throughout
My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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Artist Itself Kind Represent Video Well Woman
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
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.
SHAKIRA

Able Admire Camera Clothes Love Person

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