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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.

Shakira

My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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Feel How Moment Reflection Song Think
Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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Beach Country Day Eat Every Fish People Sunday Think Use
When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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Complete Feel Married Need Think
We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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Built Country People Person School Student Teach Work
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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Been Country Crusade Eighteen Involve People Person Pies Place Since Start
Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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Field Life Soccer Think
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 just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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Care Children Eventually Good Grow Just Kid Man Old Take Want
I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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Anthropological Feel Like Mission
What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
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Bit Every Little Makeup Much Night Pretty Remove Serum Vitamin
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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Career Country Give Musician People Person Seriously Short Show Taken Try
A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Empty Kid Learn Stomach
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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Chase Football Game Happen Once Physics Realise Side Start Understand
I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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Country Eighteen Foundation Own People Person Start
I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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Day First Forget never Remember Saw Smell Spirit Teen Time Video
Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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Cry Out Reason Run

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