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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.

Shakira

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 now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream…
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Between Bridge Culture Difference Direct Gap Hope Talk
I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
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Face Multi Person Woman
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 love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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Chronic Food Love Order Over Restaurant
I was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
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Compex Country Father Girl Mummy People Person Real
Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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Go Long Relationship Take Term Work
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 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 wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
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Channel Children Country Crocodile Discover Guy Hunter Like One Show Wish
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
A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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Car Ego Extension Like Man Manhood
I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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Christ Energy Infect Intelligence Life Parent Product Thank Gog
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
It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
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Easy People Perfectionist Recognize Work
Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.
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Best Childhood Children Country Development Early Education Interest Latin Need Provide

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