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" I adore my dad. He's a 78-year-old man and my inspiration. "
Shakira
Man
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Dad
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" I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn't like my voice. 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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" 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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" I'm Colombian and nothing will change that. "
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" My body feels like it is asking to reproduce. "
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" Gerard and I pretty much share all parenting responsibilities, although I'm definitely the disciplinarian. "
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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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" I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman. "
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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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" A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach. "
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" The truth is that I'm more afraid of marriage than of death. "
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" I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice. "
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" I always believed that women have rights and that there are some women that are intelligent enough to claim those rights. There are some others that are stupid enough not to. "
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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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" 'Elixir' means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets. "
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" I have two kids, a career, and a man that takes a lot of my attention and time. "
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" You're a song written by the hands of God. "
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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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" 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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" The music industry is dominated by guys. I work with men 98 percent of the time - producers, arrangers, musicians, engineers. "
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" Gerard doesn't tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust. "
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" I've written many love songs for Gerard. But it's never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him. "
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Never
Feel
Enough
" We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America. "
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Need
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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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" I love food, and I'm a chronic over-orderer at restaurants. "
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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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" Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I've got followers there who I've been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele. I'd love to go to that World Cup - I'm not sure in what capacity, but I'll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me. "
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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. "
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" Because of you, I'm running out of reasons to cry. "
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