I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
SHAKIRAElixir’ 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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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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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.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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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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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
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