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.
SHAKIRAIf 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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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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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 like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We’re very alike; it’s not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it’s just that he was born 10 years later… he’s a happy guy, healthy here, in the head.
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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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In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.
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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
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I adore my dad. He’s a 78-year-old man and my inspiration.
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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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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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I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
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My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
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