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I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.

Shakira

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
I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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Common Develop Element Fragrance Some Sweetness Them
I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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Avid Believer Break Childhood Cycle Development Education Especially Poverty
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
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 wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend’s children, but I don’t think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don’t have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.
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Boyfriend Children Eternal Girlfriend Need Paper Peace Regulation Stay Wanna
I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
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Feel One Use Voice
I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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Earth Endless Feel Just Know Shake You
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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Important Infinite Issue Shift Shine Spotlight Taken Towards
I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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Existence God Love Prove Proven Think Through
If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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Country Fastest Future Growing Mean Population Proven
The truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
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Afraid Death Marriage More Truth
Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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Artist Do Else Intricate Part Person Someone Songwriting Such
I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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Country Eighteen Foundation Own People Person Start
And I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
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Dimmishing Empower Empowering Fell Sensual Think Touch Tremendously Women
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 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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Baby Feel Love Peace World
I’m convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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Children Convince Education Intelligent Promote Sport
I admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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Able Admire Camera Clothes Love Person
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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Actual Childhood Development Leader Political Strategies Support
I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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Businessman Country Dad Descend Only Think Unsuccessful
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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I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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Been Country Crusade Eighteen Involve People Person Pies Place Since Start
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
I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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Even Know Pencil Skirt Swing Wear
People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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I like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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