I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
SHAKIRAGerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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I’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.
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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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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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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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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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It’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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All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn’t have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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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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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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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.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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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 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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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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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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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.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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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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My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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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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Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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