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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
ShakiraShakira President Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
ShakiraShakira 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.
ShakiraShakira Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
ShakiraShakira A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
ShakiraShakira A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
ShakiraShakira I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
ShakiraShakira 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.
ShakiraShakira I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
ShakiraShakira Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
ShakiraShakira I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.
ShakiraShakira I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
ShakiraShakira When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
ShakiraShakira 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.
ShakiraShakira You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
ShakiraShakira It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
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Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney Everything ceases to fade Leaving my soul all the pain.
Sayed AbbasSayed Abbas To attain success everyone speaks about consistency, don’t give up & patience but no one talk about the start.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Take a moment to look back. Change the process slightly from your discovery. Start again.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park The silence was broken with the music of your pain, but with every note i could see a part of you healing.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia It has been the craziest year filled with so many adventures, amazing friends, accomplishments & memories.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I want to see our demons complement each other for the rest of our lives.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh
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