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

Shakira

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
I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
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Always Creative Excellent Grade Knew Poem Recite Story Subject Tremendous Wrote
Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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Field Life Soccer Think
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
A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Empty Kid Learn Stomach
I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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Avid Believer Break Childhood Cycle Development Education Especially Poverty
Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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Artist Do Else Intricate Part Person Someone Songwriting Such
The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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Get Go Kitchen Mistake never Out She Woman Worst
I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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Evoke Feeling Fragrance Imagery Sensation Think Thought Vision
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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Carpet Even Jeans Photograph Red Tshirt Wear
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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Dimmishing Empower Empowering Fell Sensual Think Touch Tremendously Women
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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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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Barefoot Be Whenever
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
Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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Always Create Definitely Especially Felt Music Today Video Vital
In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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