I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
SHAKIRAIt’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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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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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
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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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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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Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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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.
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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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I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
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