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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.

Shakira

My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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Behave Certain Feel Pressure Taught Therapist Way
I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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Know Makeup Without Woman
I’m lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I’ll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.
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Around Fall Familiar Love Lucky Myself Otherwise Risk Talk
Because of you, I’m running out of reasons to cry.
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Cry Out Reason Run
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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Adrenaline Album Curious Feel Passionate Release Same Thirteen Year
People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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Country Dress People Same
I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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Duty Platform Real Sense Voice
A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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Car Ego Extension Like Man Manhood
Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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Field Life Soccer Think
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
Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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Although Country Definitely Much Parent People Person Pretty Responsibility Share
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 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 would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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Anything First Invite Made Person Sing
I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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Couple Find Life Marriage Necessary Step
In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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Day Full Light Sunset Think
We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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Childhood Country Develop Higher Innovative Early Need Program Provide Quality Throughout
The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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Alas Born Consequence Continuation Country Do Foundation People Person
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
You can’t achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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Amount Archives Anything Life Sacrifice Small
Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
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Artist Been Country Dearly Fellow Flower Hold Interact Like Place Well Year
I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain’s face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn’t see his face.
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Celebrity Cute Day Face Feel Forget never Popular See Singer
I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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Children Convince Education Intelligent Promote Sport
For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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Intermediate Large Only Pant Small Sweat Wear
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.
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Addict Being Earth Felt Fice Most Old Perform Place Stage Wonderful Year
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
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 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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