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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.

Shakira

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
I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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Children Convince Education Intelligent Promote Sport
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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Dose Fame Flavor Happened Little Small Success Taste
At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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Age Could Discover Eight Song Write
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
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.
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Career Choose Frustration Make Music Singer Sure Worst
I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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Businessman Country Dad Descend Only Think Unsuccessful
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
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.
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Able Admire Camera Clothes Love Person
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 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 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’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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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
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.
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Best Came Go Going Mother never Perfect Understand

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