I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
SHAKIRAPeople 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 would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
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The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.
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We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.
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Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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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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From a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we’re just born.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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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 like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
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Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I’m definitely the disciplinarian.
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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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