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" I'm like a mosquito, I love humidity. I don't sweat. "
Shakira
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" You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person. "
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" Because of you, I'm running out of reasons to cry. "
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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 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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" 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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" All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn't have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair. "
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" My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words. "
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" I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously. "
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" It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent. "
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" I'm convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children. "
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" I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car. "
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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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" 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 was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it. "
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" It's not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It's not easy if those people aren't as perfectionistic as I am. "
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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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" In their 20s, women try to be somebody they're not and try to turn themselves into something different. Now I'm in my 30s; I'm very happy with who I am. "
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" President Obama is highly concerned with education. He's a champion on early-childhood development strategies. So I like the work he's doing, and I support it, and I realise that he's one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda. "
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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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