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" Always I was dreaming of a record contract. From 10 to 13, it was all I could think of. I worked hard for this dream. Nobody could say I didn't try. "
Shakira
Dream
Always
Think
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" I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself. "
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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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" In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it's not a priority in the agendas of many leaders. "
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" Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it's not a priority in the agendas of many leaders. "
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" I wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter. "
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" At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs. My dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me. "
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" People 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'm convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children. "
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" Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region. "
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" The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you're always giving interviews. "
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" You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person. "
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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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" When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel. "
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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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" Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover. "
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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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" I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition. "
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" Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I'm definitely the disciplinarian. "
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" I adore my dad. He's a 78-year-old man and my inspiration. "
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" Guys don't like women telling them what to do. It reminds them of their mothers, or something like that. "
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" People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America. "
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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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" In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it. "
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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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" I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It's an adventure, a dream... I feel like I'm on an anthropological mission. "
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" I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart. "
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" I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project. "
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" I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet. "
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" If 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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