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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.

Shakira

At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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Age Could Discover Eight Song Write
You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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Avalanche Come Feel Meet Person Right When
When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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Complete Feel Married Need Think
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 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 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
Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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Dose Fame Flavor Happened Little Small Success Taste
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
I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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Best Came Go Going Mother never Perfect Understand
If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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Carpet Even Jeans Photograph Red Tshirt Wear
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
My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.
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Artist Itself Kind Represent Video Well Woman
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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Easy People Perfectionist Recognize Work
In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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Earn Fight Life Place
Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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Go Long Relationship Take Term Work
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

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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