At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
SHAKIRAOur generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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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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Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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In the full light of day, I don’t want to think about the sunset.
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I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
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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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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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I thank God that I’m a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I’m grateful that I know where I come from.
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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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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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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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