I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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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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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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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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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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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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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
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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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I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.
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I just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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